Falcons in Turkey
Our list for Turkey has 5 falcons recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 summer visitors and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Turkey in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraeSummer visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly May–Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody 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