Pygmy Falcon
Polihierax semitorquatus - Fauconnet d'Afrique
Systematics
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Order:
Falconiformes
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Family:
Falconidés
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Genus:
Polihierax
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Species:
semitorquatus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 20 cm
- Wingspan: 37 à 40 cm.
- Weight: 59 à 64 g
Geographic range
Identification
Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) is a species of bird in the Falconidae family.
Subspecific information 2 subspecies
- Polihierax semitorquatus semitorquatus (s Angola to nw South Africa)
- Polihierax semitorquatus castanonotus (s Sudan and Ethiopia to c Tanzania)
Foreign names
- Fauconnet d'Afrique,
- Halconcito africano,
- falcão-pigmeu,
- Halsband-Zwergfalke,
- afrikai törpesólyom,
- Afrikaanse Dwergvalk,
- Falchetto africano,
- afrikansk pygméfalk,
- Afrikapygméfalk,
- sokolík obojkový,
- sokolík malý,
- Afrikansk Pygmæfalk,
- afrikankääpiöhaukka,
- Dwergvalk,
- falconet africà,
- sokolik czerwonooki,
- Африканский карликовый сокол,
- コビトハヤブサ,
- 非洲侏隼,
- 非洲侏隼,
Habitat
Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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