Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger)

Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Size
41 - 46 cm
Wingspan: 88 - 107 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1834

Habitat
Dry open woodland and open country with scattered trees. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), Bangladesh (B) (NB), India (B) (NB), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Myanmar (B) (NB), Nepal (B) (NB), Pakistan (B) (NB).

Vagrant to Kazakhstan, Vietnam.

Unknown to Turkmenistan.

Pakistan eastern throughout most of India and Nepal to Assam and northern Burma; absent from extreme southern India. Also occurs locally in southern Afghanistan and possibly south-eastern Iran.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 35,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Pesticide use is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger) [XC112757]
by Viral Patel & Pankaj Maheria from Churu, Rajasthan, India (call)

Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger) [XC457546]
by id from Blackbuck National Park (near Velavadar), Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus), and possibly Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) and perhaps even Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus). Sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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