During migration they stay in open forest or grasslands, roosting colonially on exposed perches or wires.
Their breeding habitat is open wooded country with marshes.
The breeding season is May to June and several pairs may nest close together.
Abandoned nest platforms belonging to birds of prey or corvids and even tree hollows are re-used for nesting.
Three or four eggs are laid (at two day intervals).
Both parents take turns to incubate and feed the chicks which hatch after about a month.
The young birds leave the nest after about a month.
During migration they stay in open forest or grasslands, roosting colonially on exposed perches or wires. Their breeding habitat is open wooded country with marshes. The breeding season is May to June and several pairs may nest close together. Abandoned nest platforms belonging to birds of prey or corvids and even tree hollows are re-used for nesting. Three or four eggs are laid (at two day intervals). Both parents take turns to incubate and feed the chicks which hatch after about a month. The young birds leave the nest after about a month.
Amur falcon