Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug - Faucon sacre

Faucon sacre
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Falconiformes

  • Family
    :

    Falconidés

  • Genus
    :

    Falco

  • Species
    :

    cherrug

Descriptor

Gray, JE, 1834

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 55 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 102 à 129 cm.
  • Weight
    : 730 à 1300 g
Longevity

22 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Faucon sacre
adult
Faucon sacre
adult

Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is a species of bird in the Falconidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Falco cherrug cherrug (c Europe to sc Siberia and n Kazakhstan)
  • Falco cherrug coatsi (c Asia to s Siberia and n China)
  • Falco cherrug hendersoni (w and s Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan)
  • Falco cherrug milvipes (Himalayas to Tibet)

Foreign names

  • Faucon sacre,
  • Halcón sacre,
  • sacre,
  • Würgfalke,
  • kerecsensólyom,
  • Sakervalk,
  • Sacro,
  • tatarfalk,
  • Tartarfalk,
  • sokol rároh,
  • raroh velký,
  • Slagfalk,
  • aavikkohaukka,
  • falcó sagrat,
  • Vargfálki,
  • raróg (zwyczajny),
  • stepes piekūns,
  • sokol plenilec,
  • Балобан,
  • ワキスジハヤブサ,
  • 猎隼,
  • tatarfalk,
  • 獵隼,

Voice song and call

Faucon sacre
adult

Habitat

Faucon sacre
adult

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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