Burung pemangsa (Birds of Prey)
Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug
- langka
- 150 km/h
- Terancam punah
Prized by falconers for millennia. Hunts in low horizontal pursuit rather than the peregrine's diving stoop.
- Populasi
- Roughly 7,200-8,800 mature individuals globally, in continuing decline
- Habitat
- Open grasslands, steppe, and semi-desert with scattered trees, forest edge, or cliffs for nesting
- Fakta menarik
- The Saker Falcon can reach roughly 150 km/h (93 mph) in level flight, and it is the national bird of Mongolia, Hungary, and the United Arab Emirates, where it has been central to falconry for centuries.
- Sebaran
- Breeds from Central Europe across the Palearctic steppes to Manchuria; winters in the Sahel, Arabian Peninsula, and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
- Makanan
- Primarily ground squirrels and other small mammals, plus birds; occasionally large lizards
- Ukuran
- 0,51 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,12 m
- Masa hidup
- 10 tahun
