Asian Falconets
Microhierax
The typical falconets, Microhierax, are a genus of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. They are found in southeast Asia and the smallest members of Falconiformes, averaging about 15 cm (5.9 in) in length and 35 g (1.2 oz) in weight. The smallest members of the genus are the relatively widespread black-thighed falconet, and the white-fronted falconet on the island of Borneo.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Black-thighed Falconet
speciesMicrohierax fringillarius
Collared Falconet
speciesMicrohierax caerulescens
White-fronted Falconet
speciesMicrohierax latifrons
Pied Falconet
speciesMicrohierax melanoleucos
Philippine Falconet
speciesMicrohierax erythrogenys
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4706.