Red-necked Falcon

Rothalsfalke (Falco chicquera )

The Rothalsfalke (Falco chicquera ) is a medium- sized species of the genus of falcons. Rothalsfalken reach a body length of 30 to 36 inches. Their wingspan is 85 inches.

His large-scale range extends from India to Africa to the Sahara. He lives in semi-deserts, savannas and other arid areas, in which there are at least some trees. He is, however, also found in woods near the river. As is typical of hawks he uses former nests of crows nesting site or builds its nest in the crowns of certain African palms.

The Rothalsfalke hunts often out of waiting. Its prey include other species of birds, bats and large insects, which he captured in rapid flight. It is most active at dusk and hunt preferably below the treetops.

Fully-grown birds of the African subspecies have a white feathery face. The body top is a pale gray. The tip of the tail and the primaries are black. The body underside is white and dark strapped to the wing underside, the lower chest, the abdomen and the tail base. Legs and eye ring are yellow. The Indian subspecies differs from the African mainly by a less pronounced banding.