Falco jugger

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	FALCONIFORMES	FALCONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Falco jugger

Species Authority:

Gray, 1834

Common Name/s:

English

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Laggar Falcon

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Mahood, S., Butchart, S.

Contributor/s:

Sharma, S., Susanth, C., Thompson, P., Harris, C., Naoroji, R., Prasad, A.

Justification:
Trends in this species's population are poorly documented, however it is thought to be undergoing a moderately rapid population reduction, both owing to pesicide use and incidental capture by trappers targetting Saker Falcon Falco cherrug.

History:

2004

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Near Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Falco jugger occurs in the Indian Subcontinent from extreme south-east Iran, south-east Afghanistan, and Pakistan, through India (from the Himalayan foothills south to northern Kerala and northern Tamil Nadu), Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and north-west Myanmar. The species's range has been estimated to cover 4.2 million km² ¹. In the 1960s the species was "the commonest of all [the region's] falcons"² but is now declining rapidly³. In the 1970s a total population of 10,000-25,000 pairs was suggested⁴. Now, the total population may still number more than 10,000 birds, although is perhaps not much more¹.
Countries:	Native: Afghanistan; Bangladesh; India; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan Vagrant: Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kazakhstan; Viet Nam Present - origin uncertain: Turkmenistan
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Population [top]

Population:	10,000-25,000 pairs (Cade 1982)
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is mostly found from sea-level to 1,000 m in dry open woodland and open country with scattered trees¹.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Declines have been noted in Pakistan and north-west India, perhaps from spreading cultivation and pesticides, and the species is scarce in Nepal and Bangladesh. In Pakistan at least, the species is threatened by trapping for Saker Falcons Falco cherrug (Laggar Falcons themselves are apparently not prized for falconry³). The main threat, given the presumed susceptibility of the species to pesticides, is the intensification of pesticide use in the region (e.g. a seven-fold increase in pesticide use in Pakistan between 1981 and 1992⁵).

Major Threat(s):

Declines have been noted in Pakistan and north-west India, perhaps from spreading cultivation and pesticides, and the species is scarce in Nepal and Bangladesh. In Pakistan at least, the species is threatened by trapping for Saker Falcons Falco cherrug (Laggar Falcons themselves are apparently not prized for falconry³). The main threat, given the presumed susceptibility of the species to pesticides, is the intensification of pesticide use in the region (e.g. a seven-fold increase in pesticide use in Pakistan between 1981 and 1992⁵).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Conservation Actions Underway It breeds in Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India. Conservation Actions Proposed Survey to assess the size of the population. Regularly monitor the population at selected sites across its range. Restrict the use of pesticides and make local people aware of their impacts on the local wildlife. Enforce the legal protection afforded to the Saker Falcons, to the benefit of this species as well. Determine the level of capture of this species and its affects on population levels. Conduct local education programmes to discourage falcon catching.

Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions Underway
It breeds in Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Survey to assess the size of the population. Regularly monitor the population at selected sites across its range. Restrict the use of pesticides and make local people aware of their impacts on the local wildlife. Enforce the legal protection afforded to the Saker Falcons, to the benefit of this species as well. Determine the level of capture of this species and its affects on population levels. Conduct local education programmes to discourage falcon catching.

Citation:	BirdLife International 2008. Falco jugger. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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