Angola, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Burundi, China (mainland) (B), Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia (B), Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea (B), Oman, Pakistan, Russia (Asian) (B), Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Thailand, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Vagrant to Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Hong Kong (China), Italy, Japan, Northern Mariana Islands, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, St Helena, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Transbaikalia (south-eastern Siberia) and north-eastern Mongolia east to Amurland and south to northern and eastern China and northern Korea; has bred in Assam (north-eastern India). Winters in southern Africa, mainly from Malawi to Transvaal.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 1,000,000 (2010).
Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) [XC215274]
by Alan Collett from Newcastle, Amajuba, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (call)
Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) [XC332697]
by Mike Prince from Binder, Khentii, Mongolia (call)
Subspecies
Very close to Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), of which has frequently been considered subspecies, but differs in plumage, especially of female, morphology and behaviour. The two form a superspecies.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet