Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) - HBW 2, p. 256
French: Fauconnet moineau
German: Finkenfälkchen
Spanish: Falconete Indonesio
Other common names: Black legged/Black tailed/Black sided/Malay Falconet
Taxonomy: Falco fringillarius Drapiez, 1824, Indes = Sumatra.
Sometimes regarded as race of M. caerulescens, but plumage distinct, with no intergradation recorded. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Burma (S Tenasserim) and S Thailand through Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra, Borneo, Java and Bali.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds perched on a branch Locality Bali Barat (West Bali) National Park, Bali (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 21 August 2004 6 years ago 14 sec 2.9 -
a bird high on a tree Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2010 1 year ago 33 sec 2.7 -
A bird on the lookout in a dead tree. Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2006 2 years ago 7 sec 2
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A perched bird feeding on a lizard.
Locality Baluran National Park, East Java Province, Java (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
mehdhalaouate 28 August 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Captive individual, wild caught
Locality Pata Zoo, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand
Pierre de Chabannes 1 January 2009 2 years ago 2
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