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[[Image:Red-footed_Falcon.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Askar Isabekov]] | [[Image:Red-footed_Falcon.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Askar Isabekov]] | ||
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Location: West Kazakhstan . | Location: West Kazakhstan . | ||
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Red-footed Falcon (Western Red-footed Falcon) | Red-footed Falcon (Western Red-footed Falcon) | ||
Falco vespertinus | Falco vespertinus | ||
| − | + | ==Distribution== | |
| + | Eurasia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Breeds in scattered pockets in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Hungary and northern Yugoslavia, south Romania and north Bulgaria. Decreasing in western parts of range. More widespread in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia east across Asia to extreme north-west China in north-western Sinkiang. Has bred in Sweden and may be becoming regular there, also occasionally breeds elsewhere outside main range in Poland and the Baltic States, Austria, Germany and Finland and recently in north-east France. | ||
A summer visitor to breeding range southern Africa from southern Angola and southern Zambia south to the Cape. Occurs on passage throughout central, east and South-East Europe as far west as North-East Spain and southern France. Also throughout Turkey and the Middle East and much of Africa. Most cross the eastern Mediterranean in mid September-early October and the return begins in March with larger numbers then seen further west. In spring regularly seen in some numbers crossing at Tunisia. | A summer visitor to breeding range southern Africa from southern Angola and southern Zambia south to the Cape. Occurs on passage throughout central, east and South-East Europe as far west as North-East Spain and southern France. Also throughout Turkey and the Middle East and much of Africa. Most cross the eastern Mediterranean in mid September-early October and the return begins in March with larger numbers then seen further west. In spring regularly seen in some numbers crossing at Tunisia. | ||
| − | An irruptive species that often occurs outside its main breeding and passage areas in fluctuating numbers. Regularly wanders west to Britain (> 700 records), sometimes in small groups, where most occur in the south-east and during spring, especially May. As a vagrant recorded west to Ireland, Portugal, Canary Islands and Morocco. | + | An irruptive species that often occurs outside its main breeding and passage areas in fluctuating numbers. Regularly wanders west to Britain (> 700 records), sometimes in small groups, where most occur in the south-east and during spring, especially May. As a vagrant recorded west to Ireland, Portugal, Canary Islands and Morocco. |
| − | + | A first-summer male found on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, USA by Vernon Laux on 8 August 2004 is the first North American record for this species, assuming the bird is accepted as being of wild origin (at this point, there is nothing to suggest that it is not wild). A photo of that bird is in the Gallery. | |
| − | + | ==Taxonomy== | |
| − | A first-summer male found on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, USA by Vernon Laux on 8 August 2004 is the first North American record for this species, assuming the bird is accepted as being of wild origin (at this point, there is nothing to suggest that it is not wild). A photo of that bird is in the Gallery. | + | ==Habitat== |
| − | + | Breeds in steppe country with wooded areas, along forest edges and clearings, and in river valleys and cultivated areas. Often hunts over wetlands, especially on passage. | |
| − | + | ==Behaviour== | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Falco+vespertinus}} | {{GSearch|Falco+vespertinus}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1060&Bird_Image_ID=1242&Bird_Family_ID=110 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1060&Bird_Image_ID=1242&Bird_Family_ID=110 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 17 September 2007
- Falco vespertinus
Location: West Kazakhstan . This is a male.
Identification
Red-footed Falcon (Western Red-footed Falcon) Falco vespertinus
Distribution
Eurasia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Breeds in scattered pockets in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Hungary and northern Yugoslavia, south Romania and north Bulgaria. Decreasing in western parts of range. More widespread in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia east across Asia to extreme north-west China in north-western Sinkiang. Has bred in Sweden and may be becoming regular there, also occasionally breeds elsewhere outside main range in Poland and the Baltic States, Austria, Germany and Finland and recently in north-east France.
A summer visitor to breeding range southern Africa from southern Angola and southern Zambia south to the Cape. Occurs on passage throughout central, east and South-East Europe as far west as North-East Spain and southern France. Also throughout Turkey and the Middle East and much of Africa. Most cross the eastern Mediterranean in mid September-early October and the return begins in March with larger numbers then seen further west. In spring regularly seen in some numbers crossing at Tunisia.
An irruptive species that often occurs outside its main breeding and passage areas in fluctuating numbers. Regularly wanders west to Britain (> 700 records), sometimes in small groups, where most occur in the south-east and during spring, especially May. As a vagrant recorded west to Ireland, Portugal, Canary Islands and Morocco.
A first-summer male found on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, USA by Vernon Laux on 8 August 2004 is the first North American record for this species, assuming the bird is accepted as being of wild origin (at this point, there is nothing to suggest that it is not wild). A photo of that bird is in the Gallery.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Breeds in steppe country with wooded areas, along forest edges and clearings, and in river valleys and cultivated areas. Often hunts over wetlands, especially on passage.
