Planet of Birds

Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) Science Article 3 abstract The Saker Falco cherrug qualifies as Globally Endangered because it has undergone a very rapidpopulation decline, particularly on the central Asian breeding grounds, owing to inadequatelycontrolled capture for the falconry trade (BirdLife International 2006). It is also Endangered inEurope due to large declines and its very small […]

Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) Science Article 4 abstract The Saker (Falco cherrug) is one of the mostendangered falcon species in North Eurasia. In the pastthree decades its range and numbers have been declining atan alarming rate. The species is a typical representative ofarid zone ecosystems and in Russia it occurs at the extremesof its range.In […]

Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) Science Article 1 abstract Saker falcons occur throughout Kyrgistan territory both onmigration and during the breeding season. In autumn most passage birdsmigrate along the outer ranges of the mountains on the level of the middleparts of macroslopes and valleys of northern Tyan San and Issikuldepression. Spring migration goes along the same […]

Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) Science Article 2 abstract This study describes the species compositionof insects reared from larvalassemblages collected from Saker nests.Eight coleopteran and one dipteranspecies had been reared, none of whichappear to be specific to raptors’s nestsas a habitat. They are either characteristicto carcasses, or known to occur inmanure, or commensals living in a […]