Saker falcon
Falco cherrug
EndangeredPhoto: Bohuš Číčel ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/bcicel/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Birdcarnivore
The saker falcon is a big bird of prey that lives across Europe and Asia, from Central Europe all the way to Manchuria. Some sakers migrate, flying to warmer places like the Sahel region in Africa for the winter, while others stay put year-round.
- Some saker falcons migrate, but others stay in one place.
- Young sakers in Europe often migrate, while adults usually don’t.
- Migrating sakers travel through the Middle East and Pakistan.
GrasslandMountainEuropeAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Falco cherrug
- Habitat
- Grassland, Mountain
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)
