Red-necked Falcon
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(New page: Image:RedneckedFalcon.jpg '''Common Name:''' Red-necked Falcon or Merlin<br> '''Scientific Name''': Falco ruficollis '''Size:''' 11.8-14.2 inches (30-36 cm); Wingspan: 33.5 inches (8...) |
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It occupies semi-desert, palm savannas, areas with sparse vegetation and with some large trees, watercourses in desert, flood and coastal plains, and forest edges. | It occupies semi-desert, palm savannas, areas with sparse vegetation and with some large trees, watercourses in desert, flood and coastal plains, and forest edges. | ||
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| - | Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global population:''' <100,000 adult individuals with a decreasing population trend. The population is suspected to be decreasing at least in parts of the range; the population in Kenya is thought to have decreased by over 50% between the 1970s and 1990s. | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global population:''' <100,000 adult individuals with a decreasing population trend. The population is suspected to be decreasing at least in parts of the range; the population in Kenya is thought to have decreased by over 50% between the 1970s and 1990s. |
'''Diet:''' Mostly birds and bats in flight. It also consumes large insects taken on the ground. They often hunt in pairs. One of the falcons flies low above the ground and flushes up small birds, while the other follows the prey higher and catches it at the edge of the cover. They are more active at dawn and dusk. | '''Diet:''' Mostly birds and bats in flight. It also consumes large insects taken on the ground. They often hunt in pairs. One of the falcons flies low above the ground and flushes up small birds, while the other follows the prey higher and catches it at the edge of the cover. They are more active at dawn and dusk. | ||
