Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Falcons and Caracaras :: Sooty Falcon

Sooty Falcon Falco concolor

Described by: Temminck (1825)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Oman - Date unknown © Steve Czupryna  Oman - Nov, 1997 © W. S. Clark 
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Range

Ne. Africa e. to Pakistan;
Fragmented populations;
E. Mediterranean Basin from se. Libya to Egypt and the Red Sea coasts of n. Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen, Israel (Negev Desert), Jordan, Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman coasts to sw. Pakistan.
Winters mostly in Madagascar and less frequently in se. Africa (c. and e. Kenya, coastal Mozambique and e. South Africa).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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