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A photo of a Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
Saker Falcon

Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug

The saker falcon (Falco cherrug) is a large species of falcon. This species breeds from central Europe eastwards across the Palearctic to Manchuria. It is mainly migratory except in the southernmost parts of its range, wintering in Ethiopia, the Arabian peninsula, northern Pakistan and western China. The saker falcon is the national bird of Hungary, the United Arab Emirates, and Mongolia. The saker falcon is a large hierofalcon, larger than the lanner falcon and almost as large as gyrfalcon at 45–57 cm length with a wingspan of 97–126 cm. Males weigh between 730–990 g and females 970–1,300 g. It resembles a larger but browner gyrfalcon. It is larger and more heavily built than the related lanner falcon. Saker falcons tend to have variable plumage. Males and females are similar, except in size, as are young birds, although these tend to be darker and more heavily streaked. The call is a sharp kiy-ee or a repeated kyak-kyak-kyak.
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Hemant Kirola
Thursday 18 Aug 2022 - 6:26am
India
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AJ Dexter
Saturday 06 Aug 2022 - 3:41pm
United States
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Kelly Siderio
Saturday 24 Jul 2021 - 5:00am
Hungary
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