Lanner falcon
Falco biarmicus Temminck, 1825
The lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh 510.5 g to 740.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the lanner falcon
- Weight
- 510.5 g – 740.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 88 cm – 1.13 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 17 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 32.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5 – 3.75src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 23.9 months – 2.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the lanner falcon?
Where does the lanner falcon live?
Not recorded
What is the lanner falcon?
The lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. It prefers open habitat and is mainly resident, but some birds disperse more widely after the breeding season. A large falcon, it preys on birds and bats. Most likely either the lanner or peregrine falcon was the sacred species of falcon to the ancient Egyptians, and some ancient Egyptian deities, like Ra and Horus, were often represented as a man with the head of a lanner falcon.
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Is the lanner falcon endangered?
The lanner falcon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the lanner falcon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderFalconiformes
- familyFalconidae
- genusFalco
- SpeciesFalco biarmicus Temminck, 1825
Synonyms Falco albicans, Falco cervicalis, Falco chiqueroides, Falco lanarius, Falco lanarius graecus, Lanarius albicans, Milvus albicans, Milvus albus
Other names and names in other languages (73)
- LAFAEnglish
- LannerEnglish
- LannerEnglish
- EdelvalkAfrikaans
- صقر حرArabic
- صقر وكريArabic
- Falcón grisoAragonese
- falcón del desiertuAsturian
- Aralıq dənizi qızılquşuAzerbaijani
- Далматински соколBulgarian
- Falc'hun-roc'hBreton
- falcó llanerCatalan
- raroh jižníCzech
- hebog lannerWelsh
- LannerfalkDanish
- LannerfalkeGerman
- FeldeggsfalkeGerman
- Lanner-FalkeGerman
- ΧρυσογέρακοGreek
- balkana falkoEsperanto
- Halcón borníSpanish
- kõnnupistrikEstonian
- لاچینPersian
- لاچین (پرنده)Persian
- keltapäähaukkaFinnish
- Faucon lanierFrench
- Fabhcún meataIrish
- LannairScottish Gaelic
- בז צוקיםHebrew
- krški sokolCroatian
- Feldegg-sólyomHungarian
- Բազե միջերկրածովյանArmenian
- SlagfálkiIcelandic
- LanarioItalian
- ラナーハヤブサJapanese
- წითელთავა შავარდენიGeorgian
- Kakodikwn
- Rudagalvis sakalasLithuanian
- viduržeminis sakalasLithuanian
- rudgalvas piekūnsLatvian
- планински соколMacedonian
- Далматински (Јужен) соколMacedonian
- Bies Rasu QastnijaMaltese
- LannervalkDutch
- slagfalkNorwegian
- PekwaNorthern Sotho
- raróg górskiPolish
- alfanequePortuguese
- Falcão-borniPortuguese
- falcão-lanárioPortuguese
- Şoim sudicRomanian
- ЛаннерRussian
- Средиземноморский соколRussian
- FiskesoaifálliNorthern Sami
- sokol lanerSlovak
- Sokol tmavýSlovak
- južni sokolSlovenian
- RukodziShona
- PhakoeSouthern Sotho
- FajkoiAlbanian
- Krški sokoSerbian
- Planinski soko / Планински сокоSerbian
- Kozi MarumbiSwahili
- Bıyıklı DoğanTurkish
- PhakweTswana
- PhakwêTswana
- RikhoziTsonga
- ланерUkrainian
- Середземноморський сокілUkrainian
- Cắt ấn độVietnamese
- UkhetsheXhosa
- 地中海隼Chinese
- uHesheZulu
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Relatives of the lanner falcon
Other species in the same genus Falco.
Peregrine falcon
Falco peregrinus
Common kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Eurasian hobby
Falco subbuteo
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
Red-footed falcon
Falco vespertinus
CompareLanner falcon vs Peregrine falconLanner falcon vs Common kestrelLanner falcon vs Eurasian hobbyLanner falcon vs Merlin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the lanner falcon?
An adult lanner falcon weighs 510.5 g – 740.5 g and has a wingspan of 88 cm – 1.13 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the lanner falcon endangered?
The lanner falcon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the lanner falcon?
The lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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