The saker falcon is a large species of falcon. This species breeds from central Europe eastwards across the Palearctic to Manchuria. It is mainly migratory except in the southernmost parts of its range, wintering in Ethiopia, the Arabian peninsula, northern Pakistan and western China. The saker falcon is the national bird of Hungary, the United Arab Emirates, and Mongolia. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gray, JE 1834
Reference:
Ill. Indian Zool. Hardwicke
2 pt15-16 pl.25
Protonym:
Falco cherrug
Type locality:
India. In winter.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58222004
Avibase ID:
A9F5149411AE52AD
Avibase ID:
avibase-A9F51494
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A9F51494
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175633
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Saker or Altai Falcon ( Falco [cherrug or altaicus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Saker or Altai Falcon ( Falco [cherrug or altaicus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Faucon sacre ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Falco cherrug [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Falco cherrug [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Saker Falcon ( Falco cherrug) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Falco cherrug [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Falco cherrug [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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