Where does the Gyrfalcon live?
Falco rusticolus has 25,825 records in 57 countries and territories, from 1822 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 25,825 records
- 57 places
- 174 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesFalconiformesFalconidaeFalco
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 10,603 | |
| Norway | 5,666 | |
| Netherlands | 2,612 | |
| Denmark | 1,905 | |
| United States | 799 | |
| Greenland | 565 | |
| Canada | 545 | |
| Iceland | 409 | |
| Russia | 332 | |
| France | 276 | |
| United Kingdom | 209 | |
| Spain | 191 | |
| Belgium | 175 | |
| Finland | 167 | |
| Germany | 163 | |
| Italy | 145 | |
| Greece | 129 | |
| Poland | 127 | |
| Ukraine | 110 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 86 | |
| Portugal | 58 | |
| Romania | 50 | |
| Ireland | 45 | |
| Hungary | 39 | |
| Austria | 38 | |
| Belarus | 37 | |
| Croatia | 36 | |
| Bulgaria | 34 | |
| Latvia | 33 | |
| Estonia | 31 | |
| Czechia | 30 | |
| Lithuania | 27 | |
| Serbia | 23 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 19 | |
| Slovakia | 18 | |
| Switzerland | 15 | |
| Moldova | 13 | |
| Türkiye | 10 | |
| North Macedonia | 9 | |
| Slovenia | 6 |
Showing the top 40 of 57 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Falconidae.
American Kestrel
5,944,994 records
Eurasian Kestrel
5,769,186 records
Peregrine Falcon
2,844,625 records
Merlin
2,071,391 records
Southern Caracara
1,426,656 records
Eurasian Hobby
876,223 records
Australian Kestrel
419,641 records
Lesser Kestrel
164,295 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.