Prakruti Parichay
FalconidaeFalco

Sooty Falcon

Falco concolor

33–36 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Summer visitor. Makran coast. Pakistan. Slim, with very long wings and tail (latter wedge-shaped at tip}. Flight is swift with strong deep wing - beats, interspersed with gliding and soaring. Adult entirely pale grey with blackish flight feathers; older males can be almost black. Juvenile has dark mask and moustachial and buffish cheeks, narrow buff fringes to upperparts, and yellowish-brown underparts and underwing-coverts which are diffusely streaked. Uppertail is unbarred in both adult a ndjuvenile. Most often seen hunting flying prey at dusk. Very swift and agile in pursuit. Desert and arid coastal areas and islands.

Colour

BlackBuff / TanGreyBrown
Average size
34.5 cm
Habitat
Desert and arid coastal areas and islands.
Behaviour
Summer visitor., Most often seen hunting flying prey at dusk. Very swift and agile in pursuit.

About this bird

Summer visitor. Makran coast. Pakistan. Slim, with very long wings and tail (latter wedge-shaped at tip}. Flight is swift with strong deep wing - beats, interspersed with gliding and soaring. Adult entirely pale grey with blackish flight feathers; older males can be almost black. Juvenile has dark mask and moustachial and buffish cheeks, narrow buff fringes to upperparts, and yellowish-brown underparts and underwing-coverts which are diffusely streaked. Uppertail is unbarred in both adult a ndjuvenile. Most often seen hunting flying prey at dusk. Very swift and agile in pursuit. Desert and arid coastal areas and islands.

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Sooty Falcon is bigger than Andaman Crake but smaller than Asian Dowitcher.

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Sooty Falcon

Falco concolor

33–36 cm