{"id":15903,"date":"2026-02-28T12:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T06:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15903"},"modified":"2026-02-28T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:14:13","slug":"amur-falcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/amur-falcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Amur Falcon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Amur Falcon Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three Amur falcons tagged with satellite transmitters in Manipur are currently spending their winter migration period across three African countries, officials said recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Amur Falcon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>migratory raptor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>falcon family.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Falco amurensis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This falcon is known by a few other names, such as Eastern Red-footed Falcon, Eastern Red-footed Kestrel, Manchurian Falcon, and Red-legged Falcon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Amur Falcon <\/b><b>Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>breed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>southeastern Siberia and Northern China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>migrate long distances in large flocks to winter in Southern and East Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Along the way,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> large numbers <\/span><b>pass through India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the biggest congregations seen in the <\/span><b>northeastern states.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It undertakes the <\/span><b>longest regular overwater passage of any raptor.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Amur Falcon <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>average-sized falcon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a wingspan of 63\u201371 cm and weighing about 120 g.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>male and female<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>distinctly different.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>male <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a <\/span><b>dark, sooty grey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>brownish-red thighs and vent.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When flying, a white lining of the male\u2019s wings<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stands out against the sooty grey.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>female <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has a pattern common among many falcon species, with a <\/span><b>dark spotted chest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and vent <\/span><b>against a white background and a darker, grey back.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A distinctive feature of both the male and the female is the <\/span><b>orange of the eye-ring, beak base (the cere) and feet.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As in many birds of prey, the <\/span><b>male is smaller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than the female.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to<\/span><b> speed and strength<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, these birds are known to have <\/span><b>keen eyesight <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for detecting prey from a distance or during flight.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Amur Falcon <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Least Concern<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatodayne.in\/manipur\/story\/three-satellite-tagged-amur-falcons-from-manipur-spend-winter-in-africa-1352543-2026-02-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>IT<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amur Falcon is a migratory raptor of the falcon family. 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