Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
All of Northern Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe
Endangered
Sager Falcons are majestic and powerful birds of prey that have a wide range throughout much of Southern Europe, the Middle East and parts of Africa. Their plumage ranges from chocolate brown in colour to a pale sandy with brown bars or streaks and can be snow white and off-white.
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This species has been uplisted to Endangered because a revised population trend analysis indicates that they may be undergoing a very rapid decline. This negative trend is a result of a range of anthropogenic factors including electrocution on power lines, unsustainable capture for the falconry trade, as well as habitat degradation throughout all three continents but especially in Africa.
This species has been uplisted to Endangered because a revised population trend analysis indicates that it may be undergoing a very rapid decline.
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Further Information

BirdLife International. 2017. Falco cherrug (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22696495A110525916. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22696495A110525916.en. Downloaded on 12 March 2021.
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