Lanner+Falcon

The lanner falcon is a bird of prey that is native to Africa, Asia, and Southeast Europe. The lanner falcon is in the Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Aves, Order: Falconiformes, Family: Falconidae, Genus: Falco, Subgenus: Hierofalco, Species: Falco Biarmicus. This Binomial name was given to the lanner falcon by Temminck in 1825.

Lanner falcons are mostly seen in pairs or singly. Sometimes they can be seen in groups of up to twenty birds. This is when there is a lot of food in a small area. After breeding season, the birds disperse across three continents. The lanner falcon can be found in open areas and savannas across of Africa, Asia, and Southeast Europe. They can call anywhere from the hot dry desert to the wet area home. The lanner falcon can be seen in urban areas, given that there is an open/wooded area close to provide a place to hunt. Nests are usually located on high cliffs and in trees. Breeding pairs display various courtship performances during the process of mating. After mating, a female can lay two to five eggs, these eggs are incubated for about a month until they hatch. After about a month, the eggs hatch with young lanner falcons, who will be dependent on their parents for the next three months. Lanner falcons are sexually mature from two to three years old.

The lanner falcon is a carnivore, they prey on small birds. They also eat small mammals, insects, and reptiles. They commonly hunt in the daylight hours, alone or with another lanner falcon. When two falcons hunt in a pair, one can catch and the other distracts. The lanner falcon is listed in the LC (Least Concern) by the IUCN. They are common all around Africa. Locally in South Africa, the population has been declineing. But Europe has had many more losses. On the Europran IUCN list, they are listed as vulnerable.