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Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2021	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,450,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	7,290,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	200000-667000 mature individuals	poor	suspected	2009
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.53 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number > c.1,000,000 individuals (Ferguson-Lees et al. 2001), while national population estimates include: c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and c.50-1,000 individuals on migration in China; c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and < c.50 individuals on migration in Korea; < c.50 individuals on migration in Japan and c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and c.50-1,000 individuals on migration in Russia (Brazil 2009). A national census in South Africa recorded 111,291 individuals in 2009 (Symes and Woodborne 2010), which led to a global population estimate of 300,000-500,000 individuals (A. van Zyl, cited in Global Raptor Information Network 2015). This suggests that either a large proportion of the population overwinters further north or that the global population size is considerably smaller than the maximum estimate of 1,000,000 individuals (Symes and Woodborne 2010). It is placed in the band 300,000-1,000,000 individuals, roughly equating to 200,000-667,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to historically have undergone rapid declines due to persecution along its migration route. However, thanks to a successful community outreach project in Nagaland, India, there have been no reports of hunting in the area since 2013. The population is now suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Angola	extant	native			yes
Bangladesh	extant	native				yes
Bhutan	extant	native				yes
Botswana	extant	native			yes
Burundi	extant	native				yes
China (mainland)	extant	native		yes		yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	vagrant
Eswatini	extant	native			yes
Ethiopia	extant	native				yes
Hong Kong (China)	extant	vagrant				yes
India	extant	native				yes
Italy	extant	vagrant
Japan	extant	vagrant
Kenya	extant	native				yes
Laos	extant	native				yes
Lesotho	extant	native			yes
Malawi	extant	native				yes
Maldives	extant	native				yes
Mongolia	extant	native		yes
Mozambique	extant	native			yes	yes
Myanmar	extant	native				yes
Namibia	extant	native			yes
Nepal	extant	native				yes
North Korea	extant	native		yes		yes
Northern Mariana Islands (to USA)	extant	vagrant
Oman	extant	native				yes
Pakistan	extant	vagrant				yes
Qatar	extant	vagrant				yes
Russia	extant	native		yes
Russia (Asian)	extant	native		yes
Rwanda	extant	native				yes
Saudi Arabia	extant	vagrant				yes
Seychelles	extant	vagrant
Somalia	extant	native				yes
South Africa	extant	native			yes
South Korea	extant	native				yes
Sri Lanka	extant	native				yes
St Helena (to UK)	extant	vagrant
Tanzania	extant	native				yes
Thailand	extant	native				yes
Uganda	extant	native				yes
United Arab Emirates	extant	vagrant				yes
Vietnam	extant	native				yes
Yemen	extant	native				yes
Zambia	extant	native			yes
Zimbabwe	extant	native			yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Botswana	Okavango Delta
India	Dailong Rongku Forest
India	Doyang Reservoir and Pangti Forest
India	Habang
India	Krungming Reserve Forest, Khorongma & Kopili-Umrangsu Reservoirs

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Savanna	Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	breeding
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 4420 m

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Shifting agriculture	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Past, Likely to Return		Majority (50-90%)		Rapid Declines		Past Impact
		Stresses Species mortality
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Energy production & mining	Mining & quarrying	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Natural system modifications	Other ecosystem modifications	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Amur Falcon Falco amurensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/amur-falcon-falco-amurensis on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.