Eleonora's Falcon

This species breeds on islands in the Mediterranean particularly off Greece , but also in the Canary Islands, and off Spain, Italy, Croatia, Morocco and Algeria. Tilos Park is the breeding area for ten percent of the world population of Eleonora Falcons. Six hundred and fifty pairs of this species breed on this island according to research conducted by the Hellenic Ornithological Society and the European Union LIFE-Nature program of Tilos. It is rare as a vagrant north of its range.

The Eleonora's Falcon is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Most Eleonora's Falcons breed colonially on some small islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Falconiformes, owls, and crows, but not gulls are attacked socially and effectively warded off. Such mobbing occurs outside the limits of breeding territories. Ground predators, on the other hand, are attacked by individual falcons rather than by social mobbing, although this group of predators causes the major losses of falcon broods. More

Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) is a medium-sized falcon. It belongs to the hobby group, a rather close-knit number of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis. The Sooty Falcon is sometimes considered its closest relative, but while they certainly belong to the same lineage, they do not seem to be close sister species. Eleonora's Falcon is named after Eleonor of Arborea, national heroine of Sardinia. More

Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time = Published: Friday, October 16, 2009 - 09:50 in Biology & Nature Related images (click to enlarge) - These are the autumnal migration routes of the six marked hawks who arrived in Madagascar.Pascual López et al./ SINCThis is an Eleonora's Falcon marked Columbretes Islands. More

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Eleonora's falcon preparing to land on a rock Eleonora's falcons are unusual because they change their diet when the breeding season arrives. Normally, they eat flying insects, such as dragonflies and locusts. When small migrating birds pass through the area, however, the falcons switch to hunting these and use this sudden abundance of food to feed their chicks. What do they sound like? - 1. More

Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for ...( Satellite tracking has allowed a res... More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Eleonora's Falcon is classed as Mega: species which have not yet occurred in the British Isles or are exceedingly rare, or are otherwise highly desirable. More

Dietrich Ristow A young Eleonora's Falcon at its nest. Zoom In Greeks lead Eleonora’s Falcon conservation = 30-08-2005 The Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS, BirdLife in Greece) is assessing the population status of the Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae in Greece and the other Mediterranean breeding range states. Priority management measures at nine Special Protection Areas (SPAs) will be implemented. The project is backed by the EU’s LIFE-Nature fund. More

Dietrich Ristow A young Eleonora's Falcon at its nest. Zoom In Princess Eleonora's falcons leave for Africa = 28-10-2009 Two recent studies have revealed new information on the migration routes of Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae, tracking the birds 9,500 km from their European breeding colonies to their main non-breeding grounds in Madagascar. More

Eleonora's Falcon is a species which is especially fond of islands and is less often encountered on the mainland. In Cyprus it comes in April and stays until November. Its migrations are uncertain. It is found along the southern coast of Cyprus, in Akrotiri, Episkopi and Cape Gata. Clefts and holes in inaccessible cliffs are its choice for a nest, a number of pairs breeding in the same cliffs. More

The Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) is a medium-sized falcon. This species breeds on islands in the Mediterranean particularly off Greece (where two-thirds of the world's population breeds), but also in the Canary Islands, and off Spain, Italy, Croatia, Morocco and Algeria. It is a long-distance migrator, wintering in Madagascar. The migration route is thought to be coastal, with birds from the western end of the Mediterranean flying to Suez before flying south down the Red Sea, and across the Horn of Africa. More

migration routes of Eleonora's falconMarion Gschweng,1* Elisabeth K.V Kalko,1,2 Ulrich Querner,3 Wolfgang Fiedler,3 and Peter Berthold31Institute of Experimental Biology, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany2Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Republic of Panama3Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany*Author for correspondence (; Email: marion.gschweng/at/uni-ulm.de)Received April 29, 2008; Revised August 1, 2008; Accepted August 5, 2008. More

Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) is the english name of a falcon known in Greek as Varvaki or Mavropetritis. It’s one of the most unusual European birds and the most important species accommodated in Greece. Eleonora's Falcon is a medium sized falcon with characteristic long wings and tail and very skillful flight. More

Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time - October 16, 2009 Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time Enlarge This is an Eleonora's Falcon marked Columbretes Islands. Credit: Pacual López/ SINC Satellite tracking has allowed a research team to uncover the mysteries of the migration of Eleanora's falcon for the first time. More

established laws protecting falcons, Eleonora's falcon is the only European bird to breed in autumn and feed its brood on the mass of birds that migrate from Europe to Africa between July and October. It breeds on small Mediterranean islands in colonies of up to 200 pairs and hunts often in groups, preying on more than 90 species of migrant birds. During the winter this falcon visits the rain-soaked woodlands of Madagascar. More

Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time - Posted On: October 16, 2009 - 1:50pm Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time Satellite tracking has allowed a research team to uncover the mysteries of the migration of Eleanora's falcon for the first time. In total, the bird flies more than 9,500 kilometres across the African continent from the Balearic and Columbretes Islands before reaching the island of Madagascar. More

Eleonora's falcon was named after Giudicessa Eleonora de Arborea (1350-1404), a Sardinian princess who fought for Sardinia's independence from the Kingdom of Aragon, and who drafted the first laws in Europe protecting birds of prey. Email or share this story: | More - Story Source: Adapted from materials provided by FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS. More

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