Amur Falcons

6,000 km in six days: How WII tracked a trio of Amur falcons across continents

November 26, 2025 12:48 pm

Through the week, Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary Environment Climate Change & Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu, posted updates on the birds’ flight on her X handle.

250-strong team, 40 locations, 1600-km coastline: This weekend, unique exercise in Gujarat to document Amur Falcon's migration

April 25, 2025 9:25 pm

Considered among birds with the longest migration period in the world, the Amur Falcon passes through India twice a year. Gujarat is one of the places that it covers on it return journey from southern Africa to northeast Asia

UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | September 16 to September 22, 2024

September 28, 2024 9:43 am

Are you preparing for the UPSC Prelims 2025? Worried about your Current Affairs preparation? Don't miss out on important current affairs tidbits for your Prelims and Mains preparation. Learn about White Revolution 2.0, NPS Vatsalya Scheme, Amur Falcon, Indus Water Treaty, COP29 and more. You can also test your knowledge by solving MCQs.

Birdwatchers in Gujarat to count Amur Falcons returning to China from Africa

April 08, 2024 9:00 am

As part of the exercise, birdwatchers will observe and count the number of birds landing on the coast of the Gulf of Khambhat or taking off from this coast as well as those roosting in the coastal areas as part of their brief stopovers in Gujarat before continuing their migration onwards to China.

Amur falcons begin to arrive in Manipur after travelling over 20,000 km

October 29, 2022 10:02 pm

The Tamenglong district administration has banned airguns as well as hunting, catching, killing and selling the migratory bird.

Manipur: Five Amur falcons to be tagged with satellite transmitters

October 05, 2019 10:14 pm

With the roosting season of the birds just days away, the Tamenglong district authority has put a complete ban on the use of air guns, with immediate effect from Saturday.

The Pangti Story throws light on Naga village’s transition from predators to protectors of Amur Falcon

April 17, 2018 2:09 pm

Naga filmmaker Sesino Yhoshü's 'The Pangti Story' adjudged the Best Environment Film at the 65th National Film Awards explores the story behind the people of Pangti turning protectors from predators of the Amur Falcon.

Fair feather friends

January 08, 2015 12:31 am

The most heartening stories in bird conservation lie outside the pale of parks and sanctuaries

Nagaland prepares for special guests: Four lakh Amur falcons on the way

October 02, 2014 7:15 pm

Nagas had initially considered these birds as god-sent when they had first arrived about eight or nine years ago.

Tagged in Nagaland,Amur falcons start flying to S Africa

November 15, 2013 2:10 am

The other two are females,named Wokha and Pangti after the subdivision and village they were roosting in.

From predators to conservators: Nagaland cheers as Amur falcons arrive

November 23, 2018 7:27 am