Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
- FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
- GenusFalco (Typical Falcons)
- SpeciesFalco chicquera (Red-necked Falcon)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Grey Kestrel
Falco ardosiaceus
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
Dickinson's Kestrel
Falco dickinsoni
Sooty Falcon
Falco concolor
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
African Pygmy Falcon
Polihierax semitorquatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-necked Falcon in Ruaha National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Red-necked Falcon sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-necked Falcon in Ruaha National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Falcon in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.