Amur falcon migration Falco amurensis
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| Scientific name | Falco amurensis |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 69.5 cm |
| Adult weight | 125 g (male), 150 g (female) |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 56,811 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q481742 (CC0).
Migration in the data
56,811 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In Asia and Africa, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in August (about 44°N) and furthest south in February (about 25°S).
More than half of the effort-adjusted signal there is south of the Equator in: January, February, March, April, December.
Month by month: centre of records in Asia and Africa
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 24°S | 97% |
| February | 25°S | 99% |
| March | 24°S | 100% |
| April | 4°N | 53% |
| May | 41°N | 0% |
| June | 44°N | 0% |
| July | 44°N | 0% |
| August | 44°N | 0% |
| September | 42°N | 0% |
| October | 31°N | 1% |
| November | 11°N | 28% |
| December | 14°S | 87% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the amur falcon
The Amur falcon 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.
From the Wikipedia article “Amur falcon” (revision 1379271534), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2480998&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.