Laggar Falcon
Scientific name: Falco jugger
Habitat: dry, open woodland
Diet: primarily other birds, also insects, lizards, small mammals
Life span: 15 years (20–25 in captivity)
Young: 3–5 eggs/clutch
Size: 600–750 g (1.3–1.7 lbs); females larger than males
Unlike most birds of prey, breeding pairs of laggar falcons will remain together throughout the entire year, not only during the breeding season. Females will often take over an abandoned crow's nest or lay eggs in a tree cavity.
Threats to laggar falcons include getting caught in traps set for larger falcons, and the accumulation of pesticides in the food chain.
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Laggar falcon on IUCN Red List
For More Information
Edmonton Valley Zoo
13315 Buena Vista Road (87th Avenue)
PO Box 2359
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2R7
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Status in the Wild
Status: threatened
