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Amur Falcon Migration - Manipur

October 26 , 2026 14 hrs 0 min 33 0

Two satellite-tagged Amur falcons returned to Manipur after a nearly 20,000-km round-trip migration across 23 countries.
Apapang and Alang completed a nearly 6,000-km non-stop flight between northeast India and Somalia, including about 3,000 km over the Arabian Sea.
The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) breeds in northeastern China and the Russian Far East and winters in southern Africa.
It is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Manipur and Nagaland are important stopover areas where the birds feed mainly on insects such as termites and ants to build energy for long flights.