Sooty Falcon

This is an elegant bird of prey, 32–37 cm long with a 78–90 cm wingspan. It is shaped like a large Hobby or a small Eleonora's Falcon, with its long pointed wings, long tail and slim body. The adults are blue-grey, and lack the black underwing coverts of the Eleonora’s Falcon. The young bird is like a large juvenile Hobby, or small juvenile Eleanora’s Falcon. Its dark trailing edge to the wings and tail distinguish it from the former species, and it lacks the underwing contrast caused by the dark coverts of the larger falcon.

The Sooty Falcon is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor ) is a medium-sized falcon breeding from northeastern Africa to the southern Persian Gulf region. It belongs to the hobby group, a rather close-knit number of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis. Eleonora's Falcon is sometimes considered its closest relative, but while they certainly belong to the same lineage, they do not seem to be close sister species. This is an elegant bird of prey, 32–37 cm long with a 78–90 cm wingspan. More

© Derrick Wilby Sooty Falcon - Dubai Pivot Fields Sooty Falcon - Dubai Pivot Fields Sooty Falcon - Dubai Pivot Fields Sooty Falcon - Dubai Pivot Fields Sooty Falcon - Dubai Pivot Fields Sooty Falcon - Dubai Pivot Fields Sooty Falcon - Dubai Pivot Fields Sooty Falcon - Dubai Pivot Fields Jebel Hafeet, 13.02.2007 © Huw Roberts - a released bird not migrating south Jebel Hafeet, 13.02. More

Sooty Falcon - Definition = Sooty Falcon Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae Genus: Falco Species: concolor Binomial name Falco concolor More

The Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor ) is a medium-sized falcon. Distribution / Range This species breeds on islands and coastal or desert cliffs in northeast Africa from Libya to Israel and the Red Sea. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering in east Africa and south to Madagascar. It is rare north of its breeding range. More

Sooty falcon in gliding flight Sooty falcon in gliding flightPrint factsheet Facts - French: Faucon Concolore Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Falconiformes Family Falconidae Genus Falco (1) Size More

Satellite tracking a Sooty falcon migration from west Abu Dhabi to Madagascar = 08/12/2008 15:49:15news/sept_2008/sooty_falcon_transmitter Sooty falcon with transmitter More About Sooty falcons • Sooty falcon (Falco concolor) locally known as Sirri Yas or Saqr Al Gurab is a migratory breeding falcon in the UAE. • It is now listed as Near Threatened (NT) by the IUCN. More

Sooty Falcon requires urgent action A Sooty Falcon Falco concolor has been tracked from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to its wintering areas in Madagascar by the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD). This is the first satellite tracking of Sooty Falcon anywhere in the world. BirdLife believes this monitoring to provide useful information to help conserve this declining species. However, urgent action is now needed to protect breeding sites of this rare falcon on Abu Dhabi islands and elsewhere in the Gulf. More

Due to the sooty falcon’s scattered distribution and often inaccessible breeding sites, it has proven difficult to accurately assess its population (4). While previous global population estimates have given figures of around 40,000 breeding pairs, a review of Arabian census data in 2006 indicated that the population may, in fact, be as low as 1,000 pairs and in decline (4) (8). In response to this discovery, in 2008 the IUCN uplisted the sooty falcon’s threat status from Least Concern to Near Threatened (1) (4). More

Tomer Landsberger Sooty Falcon requires urgent conservation of the remaining nesting sites on the Abu Dhabi islands, as well as elsewhere in the Gulf. Zoom In Sooty Falcon requires urgent action = 07-01-2009 A Sooty Falcon Falco concolor has been tracked from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to its wintering areas in Madagascar by the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD). More

Sooty falcon is a uniformly ashy grey-brown falcon. It is equal in size to a Hobby. Adults occur in both light and dark morphs. Sooty falcon is a specialty with a very limited distribution worldwide. Habitat: It is adapted to a highly arid coastal habitat. World Distribution: Sooty Falcon's range of occurrence is from extreme south-western Pakistan to African countries. More

The status, distribution and ecology of the Sooty Falcon in Oman Malcolm Nicoll and Mike McGrady (Natural Research) * Sooty falcon The sooty falcon (Falco concolor) is a little-known, medium-sized falcon, whose breeding grounds are in the Middle East and north eastern Africa, and whose wintering grounds are along the eastern coast of Africa and on Madagascar. More

Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi tracks Sooty falcon migration as part of study aiming to conserve key bird species. ABU DHABI - A single adult Sooty falcon has been successfully tracked to its wintering areas in Madagascar. This is the first satellite tracking of Sooty falcon, locally known as Saqr Al Ghurba, anywhere in the world, according to the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD). More

EAD tracks Sooty Falcon Migration from west Abu Dhabi to Madagascar = * United Arab Emirates: Saturday, December 06 - 2008 at 15:04 * PRESS RELEASE A single adult Sooty falcon has been successfully tracked to its wintering areas in Madagascar. - Article continues below ▼ * Sooty Falcon with transmitter after release.Sooty Falcon with transmitter after release. More

Sooty Falcons in Oman (Middle East) Sooty Falcons in Oman (Middle East) = The Sooty Falcon is a migratory, medium-sized falcon that breeds in the Middle East and north-eastern Africa and winters along the south-eastern coast of Africa and on Madagascar. More

Distribution of Sooty falcon in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). Movements and migrations Non-breeding migrant to Madagascar and sometimes southern Africa, staying from about mid November to mid April. More

to Sooty Falcon and Grey Kestrel, but those two species both have yellow feet and cere. Separating male Amur and Red-footed Falcons is best done by the white underwing coverts on Amur Falcon, whereas the underwing of male Red-footed Falcons is uniformly grey. Females may offer a bit more confusion with a wider range of falcons as they have a typical falcon head pattern. The grey on the top of the head should quickly rule out confusion with Red-footed Falcons. The female has barring on the lower belly. More

The Sooty Falcon is a beuatiful creamy gray, and is often seen racing trhough the skies in pursuit of smaller birds such as swifts, swallows and pigeons. Short and powerful, the Sooty Falcons are able to dive from the skies with amazing speed. Interestingly, this falcon is the only bird to nest in the autumn. The reason for this is found in its diet which consists of migratory birds which cross through the Sooty Falcon's habitat at this time of year. More

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EAD tracks sooty falcon migration posted on 07/12/2008 A single adult Sooty falcon has been successfully tracked to its wintering areas in Madagascar. This is the first satellite tracking of Sooty falcon, locally known as Saqr Al Ghurba, anywhere in the world, according to the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD). EAD has been undertaking studies since the year 2002 to further understand how to better conserve key bird species in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. More

7 December 2008 ABU DHABI - A single adult Sooty falcon has been tracked to its wintering areas in Madagascar. The top picture shows the falcon before it was released after being fitted with a transmitter and(bottom)the bird after its release.The bird flew through seven countries and covered a remarkable 6,700km during its migration. This is the first satellite tracking of the Sooty falcon, locally known as Saqr Al Ghurba, according to the Environment Agency More