India, Nov. 27 -- Apapang,a male Amur Falcon(Falco amurensis), radio-tagged in Manipur's Tamenglong district, has made a non-stop flight of 6,100 km to Somalia in six days after crossing Arabian sea, officials said.

Three satellite-tagged Amur Falcons,world's longest flying migratory birds, called 'Apapang', 'Ahu' and 'Alang', named after a roosting site and two rivers -Barak and Irang- in Manipur's Tamenglong district, started their migratory journey soon after being radio-tagged with satellite transmitters from Chiuluan village in Tamenglong district on November 11.

Apapang is an adult male falcon while Alu and Alang are females.

"The speed of Apapang might have been increased because of the favourable oceanic winds, or the bird flie...