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JoelR
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Hi Elsa. I think your bird is a female Amur Falcon. It is seperated from the Eurasian Hobby by the grey (not black) crown, less prominent malar stripe and lighter chetnut to lower belly. The Red-necked Falcon has a chestnut crown.


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Just to add more to JoelR's reply.

The red cere and feet is the immediate give away. It either points to Amur (Red-Footed) Falcon or (Western) Red-Footed Falcon.

The streaked under parts are indicative of the female and juvenile of both species.

The dark crown of the bird in question rules out both the female and juvenile of the Red-Footed Falcon.

The barred belly rules out the juvenile Amur Falcon.

Female Amur Falcon it is. :wink:


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DinkyBird
 Post subject: Re: Falcon, Amur
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Kruger, mid March 2010:
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Elsa
 Post subject: Re: Falcon, Amur
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Male Amur Falcon seen in Kruger in Feb this year.

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Johan van Rensburg
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I saw my first Amur falcon of this season on Monday, 25 November, a lone male bird, along the St Anderton - Leandra road. This is the earliest I have ever seen one returning for its SA hols.

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