Red-footed Falcon
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Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park
3 Verified records at Niokolo-Koba National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), formerly the western red-footed falcon, is a bird of prey. It belongs to the family Falconidae, the falcons. This bird is found in eastern Europe and Asia although its numbers are dwindling rapidly due to habitat loss and hunting. It is migratory, wintering in Africa. It is a regular wanderer to western Europe, and in August 2004 a red-footed falcon was found in North America for the first time on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Grey Kestrel
LC

Grey Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco ardosiaceus

40–50% · Likely
Red-necked Falcon
NT

Red-necked Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco chicquera

10–20% · With luck
Common Kestrel
LC Endemic

Common Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco tinnunculus

<5% · Rare
African Hobby
LC

African Hobby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco cuvierii

<5% · Rare
Lanner Falcon
LC

Lanner Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco biarmicus

Insufficient data
Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-footed Falcon at Niokolo-Koba National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
8 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
13 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
14 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
16 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
17 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
18 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
19 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
20 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
21 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
22 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
23 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
24 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
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