Falcons in Ethiopia
Our list for Ethiopia has 5 falcons recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ethiopia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusWinter visitorUncommon19–20 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantRare28–35 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- African Pygmy-falcon 19–20 cm
- Hobby 28–35 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made