Lanner Falcon
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Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

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

The lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. It prefers open habitat and is mainly resident, but some birds disperse more widely after the breeding season. A large falcon, it preys on birds and bats. Most likely either the lanner or peregrine falcon was the sacred species of falcon to the ancient Egyptians, and some ancient Egyptian deities, like Ra and Horus, were often represented as a man with the head of a lanner falcon. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

Grey Kestrel
LC

Grey Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco ardosiaceus

30–40% · Possible
Eurasian Hobby
LC

Eurasian Hobby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco subbuteo

5–10% · With luck
Red-necked Falcon
NT

Red-necked Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco chicquera

5–10% · Rare
Amur Falcon
LC

Amur Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco amurensis

<5% · Rare
Dickinson's Kestrel
LC

Dickinson's Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco dickinsoni

<5% · Rare
Sooty Falcon
VU

Sooty Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco concolor

Insufficient data
Lesser Kestrel
LC

Lesser Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco naumanni

Insufficient data
Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

Insufficient data
African Pygmy Falcon
LC

African Pygmy Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polihierax semitorquatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lanner Falcon at Ruaha 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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
2 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
4 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
16 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
23 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
24 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
26 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
27 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
28 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
30 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
31 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
32 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
34 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
35 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
36 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
37 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
38 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
39 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
40 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
41 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
42 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
43 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
44 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
45 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
46 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
47 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
48 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
49 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
50 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
51 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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