{"id":15903,"date":"2026-10-24T12:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15903"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:13:14","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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the two satellite-tagged Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) have returned to Manipur after travelling across 23 countries in Asia and Africa.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Amur Falcon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>migratory raptor of the falcon family.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Other Names:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Eastern Red-footed Falcon, Eastern Red-footed Kestrel, Manchurian Falcon, and Red-legged Falcon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found across <\/span><b>open forests, grasslands, wetlands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and agricultural landscapes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They breed in <\/span><b>southeastern Siberia and Northern China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and migrate long distances in large flocks to winter in <\/span><b>Southern and East Africa.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along the way, large numbers pass through India, with the biggest congregations seen in the <\/span><b>northeastern states mainly in Nagaland, Manipur, and parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The male and female are distinctly different.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The male is <\/span><b>a dark, sooty grey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with brownish-red thighs and vent.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When flying, a white lining of the male\u2019s wings stands out against the sooty grey.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The female has a pattern common among many falcon species, with a dark spotted chest and vent against a white background and a darker, grey back.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A distinctive feature of both the male and the female is <\/span><b>the orange of the eye-ring<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, beak base (the cere) and feet.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to speed and strength, these birds are <\/span><b>known to have keen eyesight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for detecting prey from a distance or during flight.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hunting during migration and habitat loss at roosting sites, and changing weather patterns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Least Concern<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Schedule IV<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/satellite-tagged-amur-falcons-return-to-manipur-after-migrating-across-23-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amur Falcon is a migratory raptor of the falcon family. 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