India, Nov. 20 -- Three Amur falcons (Falco amurensis), radio-tagged in Manipur's Tamenglong district last week, have reached Kenya and Somalia on its non-stop flight after crossing the Arabian Sea, covering more than 3,000km,a senior scientist monitoring its movement has confirmed.

Dr Suresh Kumar of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in Dehradun, who had been monitoring the bird's migratory route when contacted this morning, informed, "Apapang and Alang in Kenya while Ahu is in Somalia."

Three satellite-tagged Amur falcons, the world's longest flying raptors, called 'Apapang', 'Ahu' and 'Alang', named after a roosting site and two rivers - Barak and Irang in Manipur's Tamenglong district - have started their migratory journey soon afte...