Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
African Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) - HBW 2, p. 255
French: Fauconnet d'Afrique
German: Halsband Zwergfalke
Spanish: Halconcito Africano
Other common names: Pygmy Falcon
Taxonomy: Falco simitorquata [sic] A. Smith, 1836, Kuruman, Botswana.
N population sometimes separated as race castanonotus, but poorly differentiated, although widely separated geographically. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Ethiopia, Somalia, NE Uganda and Kenya to NC Tanzania; S Angola and Namibia to NW South Africa.
- Least Concern
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A male on top of a tree and flying away. Ginir, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 December 2005 4 years ago 40 sec 4.3 -
A male keeping the balance in a twig moved by the wind. Ginir, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 December 2005 4 years ago 40 sec 4.2 -
A male in an acacia tree, showing the back Yabello, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2005 4 years ago 33 sec 4.1 -
A male on top of a tree, stretching its wing and tail Ginir, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 December 2005 4 years ago 19 sec 3.8 -
A bird singing in an acacia tree Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 22 December 2002 4 years ago 29 sec 3.8 -
A pair perched in an acacia Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 22 December 2002 3 years ago 29 sec 3.5
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A perched adult male. Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 9 July 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Two birds on a branch Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2008 33 weeks ago 3.7 -
female sitting on a tree near the road to Negele Liben Plains, Ethiopia
kblach 17 November 2009 32 weeks ago 3.6 -
A female on a branch. Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Jean Hupperetz 25 November 2008 1 year ago 3.2 -
A male perched on wires. Pofadder, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 13 October 2007 11 weeks ago 3
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