Amur falcon

Amur falcon
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species:
F. amurensis
Binomial name
Falco amurensis
Radde, 1863

     Breeding      Non-breeding
Synonyms
  • Erythropus amurensis
  • Falco vespertinus var. amurensis

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.