Amur Falcon
Falco amurensisRadde, GFR, 1863
English (US) Amur Falcon
The Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) in the order Falconiformes.
Range: breeds steppes of northeastern Asia; winters from Malawi to South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Falco amurensis
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Amur Falcon
- Described by
- Radde, GFR, 1863
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco vespertinus var. amurensis
- Described by
- Radde, GFR, 1863
- Type locality
- Zeya River, Amurland.
- Original description
- Reisen im Süden von Ost-Sibirien in den Jahren 1855-1859 (etc.) (2), 2 p.102 pl.1 fig.2a,2b,2c
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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