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Satellite-tagged Amur Falcon crosses Arabian Sea towards India
Updated On: 16 May, 2026 02:32 PM IST | | Ranjeet Jadhav
After spending more than four months in their non-breeding grounds in Southern Africa, two of these Amur Falcons are now on their spring migration back to their breeding regions in Far East Asia via India. While travelling from Somalia to Northeast India, they undertake a non-stop flight of nearly 6,000 km over six days
The bird is among three Amur Falcons tagged in November 2025 at Chiuluan in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. Pic/ X
A young satellite-tagged Amur Falcon named ‘Alang’ is currently crossing the Arabian Sea towards India’s west coast as part of its spring migration from Southern Africa to Far East Asia, officials said.
Tagged in Manipur under conservation initiative
The bird is among three Amur Falcons tagged in November 2025 at Chiuluan in Manipur’s Tamenglong district under a long-running conservation initiative in Northeast India.
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