Albania (P), Algeria, Angola, Armenia (B), Austria (B), Azerbaijan, Belarus (B), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria (B) (P), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, China (mainland) (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (B), Cyprus (P), Czech Republic (B), Denmark (P), Egypt, Estonia (B), Ethiopia, Finland, France (B) (P), Georgia (B) (P), Germany (B) (NB) (P), Greece (P), Hungary (B) (P), Iran [Islamic Republic of], Iraq (P), Israel, Italy (B) (P), Jordan (P), Kazakhstan (B), Kenya, Latvia (B), Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of], Malawi, Mali, Malta (P), Mauritania, Moldova [Republic of] (B), Montenegro (B) (P), Namibia, Nigeria, Poland (B), Romania (B) (P), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B) (P), Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia (B) (P), Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (B), Slovenia (P), South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Tunisia, Turkey (B) (P), Turkmenistan, Ukraine (B) (P), Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Vagrant to Afghanistan, Bahrain, Belgium, Benin, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Ireland, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Norway, Portugal, Sâo Tomé e Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, United Kingdom, USA, Yemen.
Unknown to Kyrgyzstan.
Eastern Europe, from Estonia and Hungary, east through north-central Asia to extreme north-western China and upper R Lena. Winters mainly in south-western Africa, from Angola, Namibia and northern South Africa through Botswana to Zimbabwe and Zambia.
 
Population
Estimated population is 300,000 - 800,000 (2010).
Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) [XC827952]
by Andr\u00e1s Schmidt from Illmitz, Neusiedl am See District, Burgenland, Austria (call)
Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) [XC193756]
by Volker Arnold from Polyana, Yurinskiy rayon, Respublika Mariy El, Russian Federation (begging call, call, flight call)
Nest
Usually in an old Rook (Corvus frugilegus) nest. In colonies.
Eggs (Guide)
3 - 4; buff, heavily marked with spots and blotches.
Subspecies
Form a superspecies with Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis), with which has frequently been considered conspecific.
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