Amur falcon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Amur falcon lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Falco amurensis
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	125 g (male organism, adult weight); 150 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Falconiformes
Family	Falconidae

Where does the Amur falcon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Amur falcon in 23 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Amur falcon?

Wikidata records the following for the Amur falcon: mass 125 g (male organism, adult weight); 150 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Amur falcon endangered?

The Amur falcon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Amur falcon?

The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) is a bird in the order Falconiformes and the family Falconidae, genus Falco. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Amur falcon

The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) is a small raptor of the falcon family. It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China before migrating in large flocks across India and over the Arabian Sea to winter in Southern and East African coasts.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Amur falcon (revision 1379271534), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q481742 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).