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Birds · Falconiformes · Falconidae
Red-footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus
Near Threatened
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The red-footed falcon is a small, sociable raptor: it breeds in colonies, almost always occupying nests abandoned by rooks or crows, and hunts large insects in flight or from perches. The male is a uniform slate grey with intensely red thighs and legs, and the female is buff with an orange head. It makes one of the longest migrations of any European raptor, as far as southern Africa.
Weight
150 g – 167 g
Size
28 cm – 34 cm
Life expectancy
13 years
