Falco jugger
– Near Threatened
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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AVES
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Order:
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FALCONIFORMES
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Family:
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FALCONIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Falco jugger
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Species Authority:
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Gray, 1834
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Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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NT ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2004
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Assessor/s:
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BirdLife International
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Evaluator/s:
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Stattersfield, A., Benstead, P. & Butchart, S. (BirdLife International Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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Nearly qualifies for listing as threatened under criteria A2cde+3cde; C1.
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History:
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| 1988 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004) |
| 1994 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004) |
| 2000 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2000) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Falco jugger occurs in the Indian subcontinent from extreme south-east Iran, south-east Afghanistan, Pakistan, through India (from the Himalayan foothills south to northern Kerala and northern Tamil Nadu), Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and north-west Myanmar, mainly from sea level to 1,000 m in dry open woodland and open country with scattered trees1. 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. However, 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. The total population may still number more than 10,000 birds1. In Pakistan at least, the species is threatened by trapping for Saker Falcons (Laggar Falcons themselves are apparently not much 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).
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Countries:
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Native:
Afghanistan; Bangladesh; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan
Vagrant:
Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Viet Nam
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Habitat and Ecology
