Bird

Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus · Falconidae · Falconiformes

Best monthsMar · Nov–Decmost records

Records15,820in 36 countries

Most seen inNamibia2,286 records

Red ListLeast concernIUCN status

About

Lanner Falcon in brief

The lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a bird of the Falconidae family — species of bird.

Across the 36 countries we cover it has 15,820 published records, most of them from Namibia, Nigeria and Gambia. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, November and December.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

JFMAMJJASOND

Where & when

When to look in each country

Namibia2,286 records · best Dec, Nov

Nigeria2,105 records · best Dec, May

Gambia1,926 records · best Nov, Jan

Ethiopia1,623 records · best Nov, Dec

Ghana1,479 records · best Nov, Feb

Zimbabwe1,213 records · best Nov, Dec

Botswana1,162 records · best Dec, Mar

Morocco674 records · best Apr, Mar

Lesotho578 records · best Nov, Feb

Senegal509 records · best Jan, Feb

Malawi280 records · best Nov, Mar

Eswatini254 records · best Nov, Oct

Algeria229 records · best Oct, Dec

Benin205 records · best Apr, Nov

Cameroon175 records · best Mar, Apr

Angola157 records · best Sep, Aug

Mauritania95 records · best Mar, Apr

Burkina Faso94 records · best Jan, Dec

Egypt85 records · best Feb, Apr

Sudan72 records · best Mar, Nov

Tunisia69 records · best Apr, Feb

Niger66 records · best Dec, Aug

Ivory Coast63 records · best Nov, Dec

Guinea-Bissau56 records · best Nov, Feb

Mali56 records · best Oct, Mar

Chad51 records · best Sep, Jan

Togo51 records · best May, Nov

Somalia49 records · best May, Jan

Djibouti48 records · best Sep, Apr

Guinea45 records · best Nov, Jan

Eritrea36 records · best Feb, Mar

Yemen10 records · best Jul, Feb

South Sudan7 records · best Jun, Jan

North Macedonia6 records · best Jun, Jan

Bosnia and Herzegovina4 records · best Aug, Jan

São Tomé and Príncipe2 records · best Jan, Feb

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

Relatives

More of the Falconidae family

All birds

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

American Kestrel

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Eurasian Kestrel