Lanner falcon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Falco biarmicus
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Falconiformes
Family	Falconidae

Where does the lanner falcon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lanner falcon in 23 countries and territories across Africa and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In France it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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.

Is the lanner falcon endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the lanner falcon?

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

About the lanner falcon

The lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. It prefers open habitat and is mainly resident, but some birds disperse more widely after the breeding season. A large falcon, it preys on birds and bats. Most likely either the lanner or peregrine falcon was the sacred species of falcon to the ancient Egyptians, and some ancient Egyptian deities, like Ra and Horus, were often represented as a man with the head of a lanner falcon.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lanner falcon (revision 1365196335), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q33554 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).