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Amur Falcon
Oostelike Rooipootvalk · Falco amurensis
A dainty, sociable little falcon that breeds in eastern Asia and migrates in huge flocks across the Indian Ocean to spend the southern summer in Africa. It feeds mainly on flying insects caught on the wing, often gathering in numbers over open grassland before heading north.
Log your Amur Falcon sighting — free →How to identify it
Small falcon with orange-red legs and eye-ring; males dark grey with rusty vent, females pale and barred below.
Where to see it in Kruger
A summer visitor to open grassland, often in flocks perched on wires or hawking insects at dusk.
Did you know
It makes one of the longest journeys of any bird of prey, crossing the open ocean from China to Africa.
Often confused with
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