Pygmy Falcon - Polihierax semitorquatus

Fauconnet d'Afrique

Pygmy Falcon male adult, identification

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  • identification
  • ♂
  • adult
  • Halconcito africano
  • falcão-pigmeu
  • Halsband-Zwergfalke
  • Polihierax semitorquatus
  • Falconiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Falconiformes
Family : Falconidae
Species : Pygmy Falcon

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : yvlh98023
Author :
Ypix
Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2009 Jul
Country : Namibia (wa)
Place : Etosha National Park Etosha National Park
Lat. : 19° 0' 0'' South
Lng. : 16° 0' 0'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 40D
Exposure : 1/500 s

aperture : 6,3

Focal length : 400 mm

Iso : 160

Flash : no