Red-footed falcon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-footed falcon lives – recorded in 36 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Falco vespertinus
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	36 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	17 g (birth weight); 150 g (male organism, adult weight); 167 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Falconiformes
Family	Falconidae

Where does the red-footed falcon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-footed falcon in 36 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Burkina Faso. In Belgium 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.

How big is a red-footed falcon?

Wikidata records the following for the red-footed falcon: mass 17 g (birth weight); 150 g (male organism, adult weight); 167 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the red-footed falcon endangered?

The red-footed falcon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red-footed falcon?

The red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) is a bird in the order Falconiformes and the family Falconidae, genus Falco. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-footed falcon

The red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), formerly the western red-footed falcon, is a bird of prey. It belongs to the family Falconidae, the falcons. This bird is found in eastern Europe and Asia although its numbers are dwindling rapidly due to habitat loss and hunting. It is migratory, wintering in Africa. It is a regular wanderer to western Europe, and in August 2004 a red-footed falcon was found in North America for the first time on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-footed falcon (revision 1369731520), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q179625 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).