Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766 Family: Falconidae Order: Falconiformes Back
Red-footed falcon Rotfußfalke Faucon kobez Cernícalo patirrojo
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC 3 threat status V)
Migration: intercontinental long distance

Falco vespertinus

Migratory, travelling great distances between Palearctic breeding areas and S African winter quarters. Migrates over broad fronts across Mediterranean; up to 5750 birds counted in autumn in Israel, and several thousand over NW Turkey in mid-May; main autumn route over E Mediterranean; spring migration further W. Stays in winter quarters mainly between Nov and late Feb; reaches breeding areas from mid-Apr to mid-May, most birds leaving in Sept.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia
Recommended link: http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/red-footedfalcon.htm
Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede
Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations