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Saker Falcon

Falco cherrugJ.E.Gray, 1834

Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Presence in the Strait: Vagrant
In Spanish: Halcón sacre

Photograph: Eddy Van 3000, CC BY-SA, vía iNaturalist

Length: 47–55 cm
Wingspan: 105–129 cm

Presence in the Strait

Accidental. A young bird at Janda on the days 18-19.09.09.

Bioestrecho editorial text. Last revised: 8 September 2026.

Calendar in the Strait

No observations with a compatible licence in the area, or taxon without a match in GBIF.

Same genus in the Strait

Peregrine Falcon39–50 cm · Resident · overlapping size
Lanner Falcon43–52 cm · Occasional · overlapping size
Eleonora’s Falcon36–42 cm · Migrant
Common Kestrel33–39 cm · Resident
Eurasian Hobby28–35 cm · Migrant

Species of the same genus that also occur here, ordered by how close they are in size. Being relatives does not mean they are confused in the field, but that is where the doubts start: compare size and season.

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
GBIF taxon key: 2481034

Sources

Distribution and calendar: GBIF, live query
Photograph: Eddy Van 3000, CC BY-SA, vía iNaturalist
Taxonomy: GBIF backbone, pending WoRMS for marine taxa
Editorial text: written by Bioestrecho
Last revised: 8 September 2026