Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Falcons and Caracaras :: Red-footed Falcon
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Western Red-footed Falcon, Red-legged Falcon
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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RangeE. Europe to c. Asia;
C. Europe, where it occasionally breeds, from e. Sweden, Gulf of Finland, Estonia, Poland (Biebrza Marsh), Czechoslovakia, Hungary (Hortobagy National Park, Kiskunsag National Park, Kiskunlachaza), Romania and Bulgaria e. across c. and se. Russia s. to the Ukraine, the lower Volga River and lower Ural River s. to n. Kazakhstan and c. and s. Siberia from the n. Altai to Irkutsk region in the upper Lena Valley and ex. nw. China (nw. Sinkiang).
Main fall migration is over e. Mediterranean Basin.
Spring migration is further e.
Winters mostly in sw. Africa s. from Angola, Namibia, n. South Africa, Botswana to Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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