Three satellite-tagged Amur <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/amur-falcon-tracking-project-satellite-tagged-amur-falcons-from-manipur-fly-across-maharashtra-to-the-arabian-sea-head-towards-africa-23603962" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">falcons</a> -- Apapang, Alang, and Ahu -- have made remarkable progress on their long migratory journey from Manipur, India, towards Africa, according to officials from the Manipur Forest Department.
IAS officer Supriya Sahu shared updates on X, highlighting the extraordinary endurance of the birds.
&ldquo;The Amur Falcons are rewriting the limits of endurance. Apapang and Alang have crossed into Kenya, while Ahu is at the northern tip of Somalia. They are likely to stop over at Tsavo National Park in Kenya,&rdquo; she wrote on X.
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Hello again to all those glued to Amur Watch ! The Amur Falcons are rewriting the limits of endurance. From the forests of Manipur, three satellite-tagged travellers Apapang, Alang and Ahu have taken the world by storm. Here is the latest update from their epic journey. You will&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/IOZsFM0vcb">https://t.co/IOZsFM0vcb</a> <a href="https://t.co/G2IfbxA1Zh">pic.twitter.com/G2IfbxA1Zh</a>
&mdash; Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) <a href="https://twitter.com/supriyasahuias/status/1991522797026439301?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">November 20, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Apapang, tagged with orange, has flown 6,100 km in just 6 days and 8 hours nonstop, creating a single unbroken arc across continents.
Alang, the youngest bird with a yellow tag, has covered 5,600 km in 6 days 14 hours, including short halts in Telangana and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/indian-navys-mumbai-marathon-western-railway-to-run-special-mumbai-local-train-check-details-here-23604142" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra</a> before heading over the Arabian Sea.
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Ahu, carrying a red tag, has travelled 5,100 km in 5 days 14 hours, with a brief pause in western Bangladesh before taking a more northerly route to Somalia.
Supriya Sahu described the journey as a display of &ldquo;raw beauty of migration, precision, instinct, wind, stamina, and courage,&rdquo; praising the incredible feat of these migratory <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/robots-get-brain-system-inspired-by-birds-ants-23603553" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">birds</a>.

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