Red-footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
FV
REFFA
3070
Family: Falconiformes > Falconidae
Red-footed Falcon is a vagrant to Britain & Ireland, reported annually but in varying numbers.
With a breeding range that extends from Estonia, Slovakia and Hungary east to north-west China, this is a migratory species that winters in the south of Africa.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
Red-footed Falcon identification is sometimes difficult.
SONGS AND CALLS
Listen to example recordings of the main vocalisations of Red-footed Falcon, provided by xeno-canto contributors.
Alarm call
Call
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Vulnerable |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Near Threatened 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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South Yorkshire, 1830 |
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
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SEASONALITY
Red-footed Falcons are scarce vagrants, most often encountered in late spring and autumn.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
An overview of year-round movements for the whole of Europe can be seen on the EuroBirdPortal viewer.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Red-footed Falcon, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: FV | 5-letter code: REFFA | Euring: 3070 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Results from a long-term nest-box program for American kestrels: implications for improved population monitoring and conservation
- Effects of nest boxes on the most important population of red-footed falcon Falco vespertinus in Italy
- Nestbox provisioning in a rural population of Eurasian kestrels: breeding performance, nest predation and parasitism
Read more studies about Red-footed Falcon on Conservation Evidence >
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