Common name:
Saker Falcon
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Falco cherrug
Order:
Falconeformes
Family:
Falconidae
fun facts:
The Saker Falcon is a rare passage migrant to Ladakh.
It can be spotted soaring over high altitude meadows, dry steppes and marshes & along large rivers, up to 4700 m.
It has been listed as an Endangered Animal on the IUCN list because population trend analysis show a very rapid decline, especially in its Central Asian breeding grounds.
Bird Club Contributor:
Lobzang Vishudda, Themisgang
