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| + | [[Image:Black-thighed_Falconet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by pohsp<br>Location: Ipoh, Perak, [[Malaysia]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Microhierax|Microhierax]] fringillarius | ;[[:Category:Microhierax|Microhierax]] fringillarius | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 14-18 cm. Black upperparts, whitish-rufous underparts, broad black ear coverts and black outer thighs. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Southern Asia: breeds in southern Tenasserim, peninsular [[Thailand]] and [[Malaysia]], Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo. Now scarce in Java and Bali. | + | Southern [[Asia]]: breeds in southern Tenasserim, peninsular [[Thailand]] and [[Malaysia]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Bali]], [[Singapore]] and [[Borneo]]. Now scarce in Java and Bali. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
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Treated as a race of [[Collared Falconet]] ''M. caerulescens'' by some authors. | Treated as a race of [[Collared Falconet]] ''M. caerulescens'' by some authors. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes small birds and insects. | ||
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| + | It breeds in tree holes. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Microhierax+fringillarius}} | {{GSearch|Microhierax+fringillarius}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1049&Bird_Image_ID=70&Bird_Family_ID=110 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1049&Bird_Image_ID=70&Bird_Family_ID=110 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Microhierax]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Microhierax]] | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 20 November 2008
- Microhierax fringillarius
Identification
14-18 cm. Black upperparts, whitish-rufous underparts, broad black ear coverts and black outer thighs.
Distribution
Southern Asia: breeds in southern Tenasserim, peninsular Thailand and Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Singapore and Borneo. Now scarce in Java and Bali.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Treated as a race of Collared Falconet M. caerulescens by some authors.
Habitat
Forest edge and secondary-growth woodland up to 1,200m, sometimes close to human habitation. Resident.
Behaviour
The diet includes small birds and insects.
It breeds in tree holes.
