The Saker Falcon is predominantly a bird of open landscapes, occupying a diverse range of habitats from agricultural land, steppe, forest steppe, deserts and semi-deserts, mountains, foothills and montane plateaus. The image gallery below gives some examples of these habitats throughout Europe and Asia.
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- Hungary – European farmland
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- Hungarian grassland
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- Euro Upland Mountain habitat – Bulgaria
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- European flood forests – Croatia
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- European farmland – Ukraine.
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- Asian semi-desert – Kazakhstan
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- Asian semi-desert – China
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- Asian Mountain steppe – Kazakhstan
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- Asian Plateau Grasslands – China
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- Asian Plateau Grasslands – China
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- Asian Steppe – Mongolia
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- Asian Mountain Steppe – China
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- Asian Forest Steppe – Mongolia
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- Anatolian Steppe – Turkey
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- Asian Forest Steppe – Kazakhstan
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- European Grassland Habitat – Ukraine
The Saker Falcon
- The Saker Falcon
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Breeding Distribution
- Breeding Population Estimates
- Wintering Distribution
- Habitat
- Hunting and Diet
- Breeding and Biology
- Migration
- Conservation Status
- Conservation Threats
- Sustainable Harvest
- Conservation Overview (HH Sheikh Zayed)
- Captive breeding & research
- Bibliography
- Satellite Tracking
- Reintroduction in Bulgaria
- Mongolian Artificial Nest Project Information
- Mongolian Artificial Nest Project Articles