Taita falcon
Falco fasciinucha Reichenow & Neumann, 1895
The taita falcon (Falco fasciinucha) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh 212 g to 306 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the taita falcon
- Weight
- 212 g – 306 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 61 cm – 72 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- rockysrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 26 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.8 – 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the taita falcon?
Where does the taita falcon live?
Not recorded
What is the taita falcon?
The Taita falcon (Falco fasciinucha) is a small falcon found in central and eastern Africa. It was first described from the Taita Hills of Kenya from which it derives its name.
From the Wikipedia article “Taita falcon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taita_falcon&oldid=1384614894), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the taita falcon endangered?
The taita falcon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species.
How is the taita falcon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderFalconiformes
- familyFalconidae
- genusFalco
- SpeciesFalco fasciinucha Reichenow & Neumann, 1895
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- TAFAEnglish
- Teita falconEnglish
- TaitavalkAfrikaans
- صقر تايتاArabic
- falcó de les muntanyes TaitaCatalan
- sokol malýCzech
- sokol taitskýCzech
- hebog TaitaWelsh
- TaitafalkDanish
- TaitafalkeGerman
- Taita-FalkeGerman
- taita falkoEsperanto
- Halcón taitaSpanish
- kaljupistrikEstonian
- rotkojalohaukkaFinnish
- Faucon taitaFrench
- Faucon de TaitaFrench
- Faucon taïtaFrench
- kratkorepi sokolCroatian
- Taita-sólyomHungarian
- Falco delle TaitaItalian
- タイタハヤブサJapanese
- keninis sakalasLithuanian
- Taita-valkDutch
- svalefalkNorwegian
- sokół maskowyPolish
- falcão-taitaPortuguese
- falcão-de-nuca-ruivaPortuguese
- falcão-de-taitaPortuguese
- Короткохвостый соколRussian
- Soko sa planine TaitaSerbian
- Taita DoğanıTurkish
- сокіл-малюкUkrainian
- 东非隼Chinese
- 泰塔隼Chinese
Relatives of the taita 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
CompareTaita falcon vs Peregrine falconTaita falcon vs Common kestrelTaita falcon vs Eurasian hobbyTaita falcon vs Merlin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the taita falcon?
An adult taita falcon weighs 212 g – 306 g and has a wingspan of 61 cm – 72 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the taita falcon endangered?
The taita falcon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the taita falcon?
The taita falcon (Falco fasciinucha) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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