Observation of Shaheen Falcon Falco peregrinus peregrinator (Aves: Falconiformes: Falconidae) in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India

A total of 45 sightings of 57 individual Shaheen Falcons were recorded from 2014–2016 from different locations in the Nilgiris mountain range, and eight nests were located on separate rocky cliffs. Most of the nests (n= 6) were situated at elevations ranging from 1500–2500 m and 45% of the nests wer...

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Published in:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Main Authors: Arockianathan Samson, Balasundaram Ramakrishnan, Palanisamy Santhoshkumar, Sivaraj Karthick
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017
Subjects:
breeding
distribution
nilgiris
rocky cliffs
shaheen falcon
Ecology
QH540-549.5
General. Including nature conservation
geographical distribution
QH1-199.5
Falco peregrinus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3040.9.10.10850-10852
https://doaj.org/article/dbe282f916d94c818019c3022b4a2e1b
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Summary:A total of 45 sightings of 57 individual Shaheen Falcons were recorded from 2014–2016 from different locations in the Nilgiris mountain range, and eight nests were located on separate rocky cliffs. Most of the nests (n= 6) were situated at elevations ranging from 1500–2500 m and 45% of the nests were located on the north facing exposures.

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