Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) - HBW 2, p. 265
French: Faucon chicquera
German: Rothalsfalke
Spanish: Alcotán Turumti
Other common names: Red headed Merlin/Falcon, Turumti
Taxonomy: Falco chicquera Daudin, 1800, Bengal.
Allied with F. columbarius on hunting behaviour, but probably not closely related, and eggs more hobby like. African birds may not deserve separation into two races. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chicquera Daudin, 1800 - SE Iran E through Pakistan and India to Nepal and Bangladesh.
- ruficollis Swainson, 1837 - Senegambia E to Ethiopia and S Somalia, then S to Zambia, Malawi and N Mozambique.
- horsbrughi Gunning & Roberts, 1911 - S of R Zambezi, from Zimbabwe and S Mozambique W to Botswana, Namibia and S Angola, and S to N South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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3 shots Locality Fathala Forest, Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 2 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
1 perched bird Locality Fathala Forest, Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 2 years ago 26 sec 4.4 -
one bird in a tree Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp ruficollis)
Daniêl Jimenez 3 October 2010 50 weeks ago 29 sec 4 -
with prey Locality Kotu Creek, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp ruficollis)
Daniêl Jimenez 26 December 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 14 sec 3.9 -
a bird perched in a windy day Locality Fathala Forest, Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 2 years ago 25 sec 3.7 -
A perched bird Locality Fathala Forest, Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 3.5
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Red-necked Falcon
Locality Naliya Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Vaibhav Mishra 6 January 2010 41 weeks ago 4.4 -
A juvenile perched on a tree
Locality Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
angad achappa 17 December 2011 4 weeks ago 4.3 -
Made this shot last week in Jamnagar
Locality Jamnagar District, Gujarat, India
Subramanya_CK 11 January 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
Rare falcon, resident
Locality Naliya Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 21 September 2009 1 year ago 4.2 -
Red-necked Falcon Wing Spread
Locality Hesaraghatta Lake, Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
jayaram jahgirdar 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.1 -
Red-necked Falcon perched on a tree branch scannin the pasture around for prey.
Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 5 December 2009 12 weeks ago 4
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