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;[[: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. | 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]], [[Singapore]] 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. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Monotypic. | Monotypic. | ||
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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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest edge and secondary-growth woodland up to 1,200m, sometimes close to human habitation. Resident. | Forest edge and secondary-growth woodland up to 1,200m, sometimes close to human habitation. Resident. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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The diet includes small birds and insects. | The diet includes small birds and insects. | ||
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It breeds in tree holes. | It breeds in tree holes. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Microhierax+fringillarius}} | {{GSearch|Microhierax+fringillarius}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Microhierax]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Microhierax]] | ||
Revision as of 23:35, 24 March 2009
- 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
Diet
The diet includes small birds and insects.
Breeding
It breeds in tree holes.
