This small falcon breeds in East Asia and migrates to southern Africa. Plumage differs among adult males, females, and juveniles.
Adult males are bluish-grey, with chestnut on the lower belly and thighs. Females and juveniles have barred plumage; juveniles have pale buff edges to their feathers.
It breeds in East Asia and winters in southern Africa. During migration it travels in large groups and crosses the Indian Ocean.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.