Q9. Amur Falcon is a migrant bird which visits Indian subcontinent.
Which of the following parts of Indian subcontinent is visited by it?
1. Western Himalayas
2. Indian peninsula
3. Maldives
4. Sri lanka
Select the correct answer using the codes given.
Q9. Amur Falcon is a migrant bird which visits Indian subcontinent.
Which of the following parts of Indian subcontinent is visited by it?
1. Western Himalayas
2. Indian peninsula
3. Maldives
4. Sri lanka
Select the correct answer using the codes given.
The correct option is C (c) Only 2, 3 and 4
The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) is a small raptor of the falcon family. It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China before migrating in large flocks across India and over the Arabian Sea to winter in Southern Africa. Males are dark grey with reddish brown thighs and undertail coverts; reddish orange eye-ring, cere, and feet. Females are duller above, with dark scaly markings on white underparts, an orange eye ring, cere, and legs. Their diet consists mainly of insects, such as termites; during migration over the sea, they are thought to feed on migrating dragonflies.
Distribution in Indian sub-continent: Central and Eastern Himalaya, Assam hills, Indian peninsula, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) is a small raptor of the falcon family. It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China before migrating in large flocks across India and over the Arabian Sea to winter in Southern Africa. Males are dark grey with reddish brown thighs and undertail coverts; reddish orange eye-ring, cere, and feet. Females are duller above, with dark scaly markings on white underparts, an orange eye ring, cere, and legs. Their diet consists mainly of insects, such as termites; during migration over the sea, they are thought to feed on migrating dragonflies.
Distribution in Indian sub-continent: Central and Eastern Himalaya, Assam hills, Indian peninsula, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
