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Breeding : This Falcon has been known to nest amidst dense human population, Mango Mangifera indica, Tamarind Tamarindus indica, Neem Azadirachta indica, Jamun Syzgium cumini. Khan reports them nesting on Polyalthia longifolia, Pterygota alata and Rain Tree Samanea saman (Khan, 1978)

It prefers to prey upon birds of the open area and some of the species it has been recorded to hunt are Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus, House Sparrow Passer domesticus, White-browed Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis, Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus, Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnus malabaricus, Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus, Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus,, Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius , Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark Eremoptrix griseus, besides Robins, Quails, Babblers, Swifts, Bulbuls, Pipits, Larks (mainly Candrella, Alauda, Galerida spp. ), Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus, Rock Pigeon Columba livia, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegelensis, Brown Crake Lanius cristatus, Tailor bird Orthotomus sutorius, Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus, White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis, Little Stint Calidris minuta, Plain Martin Riparia paludicola, Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata. In addition mice, lizards, large insects are also taken. In one study in Bangladesh, adults fed 72 % on mainly small sparrow sized birds and 28 % on Pipeistrellus bats. It was also noted that female only fed the young ones .

This Falcon has been documented to nests in trees amidst dense human population 