The typical falconets, Microhierax, are a bird of prey genus in the family Falconidae. 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.
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The typical falconets, Microhierax, are a bird of prey genus in the family Falconidae. They are found in southeast Asia and the smallest members of Falconiformes...
The Philippine falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae, genus Microhierax. It is endemic to the lowland...
The pied falconet, (Microhierax melanoleucos) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong...
The collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast...
caracaras; and Falconinae, the falcons and kestrels (Falco) and falconets (Microhierax). Falcons and caracaras are small to medium-sized birds of prey, ranging...
the smallest raptors on earth; only the Asian falconets (of the genus Microhierax) are smaller, weighing roughly 30-40 grams less and measuring about 5 cm...
birds of prey that includes 44 species in three genera. It includes Microhierax (the typical falconets), Polihierax (the pygmy falcons), and Falco (the...
nidification of some Indian Falconidae. III. the genera Ictinaetus and Microhierax". Ibis. 60 (1): 51–68. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1918.tb00770.x.BHL Smythies...
6–2.9 lb). The smallest bird of prey is the Black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius), with a wingspan of 27–32 centimetres (11–13 in), roughly...
they kill with their beaks instead of their talons. Collared falconet, Microhierax caerulescens (A) Spotted kestrel, Falco moluccensis (A) Nankeen kestrel...
the population density and feeding ecology of the Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens in Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India" (PDF). Forktail...
Name Binomial Subspecies Status IUCN Black-thighed falconet Microhierax fringillarius Least concern (A) Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni Least concern (A)...
of falconets of the genus Microhierax. All species are found in South East Asia. They found on birds of the genus Microhierax - species: collared falconet...
kill with their beaks instead of their talons. Black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) - VR/NBV - Goldhill Avenue, Jalan Mashhor, Punggol, Yishun...
2012.2. IUCN. Retrieved 2012-12-12. BirdLife International (2012). "Microhierax erythrogenys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. IUCN...
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