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;[[:Category:Microhierax|Microhierax]] fringillarius | ;[[:Category:Microhierax|Microhierax]] fringillarius | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 14-18 cm | + | 14-18 cm - Amongst the world's smallest raptors |
| + | *Black upperparts | ||
| + | *Broad white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | *Whitish-rufous underparts | ||
| + | *White throat | ||
| + | *Broad black ear coverts | ||
| + | *Black outer thighs | ||
==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. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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 clearings; secondary-growth broad-leaved woodland up to 1,200m, sometimes close to human habitation. |
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| + | Resident. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
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====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
It breeds in tree holes. | It breeds in tree holes. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:25, 26 June 2023
- Microhierax fringillarius
Identification
14-18 cm - Amongst the world's smallest raptors
- Black upperparts
- Broad white supercilium
- Whitish-rufous underparts
- White throat
- Broad black ear coverts
- 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
This is a monotypic species[1].
Treated as a race of Collared Falconet M. caerulescens by some authors.
Habitat
Forest edge and clearings; secondary-growth broad-leaved 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.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-thighed Falconet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-thighed_Falconet
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
