Laggar Falcon
Falco jugger
- Family
- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- Order
- Falconiformes
Overview
The laggar falcon (Falco jugger) is a mid-sized bird of prey occurring in the Indian subcontinent from southeastern Iran, southeastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, through India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and northwestern Myanmar. It used to be one of the most common falcons in the region, but numbers have declined so that is probably nowhere a common species anymore. The main threats are the intensification of pesticide use and use as a decoy to trap large falcons.
Fledglings have an almost entirely dark underside, and first-year subadult birds still retain much dark on the belly.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southeastern Iran to India and Myanmar.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Laggar falcon
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.


