Falco chicquera Daudin, 1800 - Red-necked Falcon

Subspecies in India

This is also known as the Red-headed Falcon or Red-headed Merlin.

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)

 

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Falco chicquera - Red-necked Falcon



This species is uncommon. It inhabits grasslands in open country with low rainfall regions in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Nepal from the sea level up to 1,400m. The Indian population breeds during January-May. It mostly forages on small birds (BirdLife International 2016).

Conservation Status:

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)


According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is declining, and its current population size is unknown. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to commercial developments and pollution (BirdLife International 2016).
 
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat1
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1113
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total11113
BirdLife International 2016. Falco chicquera . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22727778A94961899. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727778A94961899.en. Accessed on 16 February 2020.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Falco chicquera Daudin, 1800 – Red-necked Falcon. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/falco-chicquera, accessed 2024/11/10.