Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) - HBW 2, p. 255
French: Fauconnet à collier
German: Rotkehlfälkchen
Spanish: Falconete Acollarado
Other common names: Red thighed/Red legged/Red breasted Falconet
Taxonomy: Falco caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758, Asia = Bengal.
Genus apparently closest to Afrotropical Polihierax semitorquatus. Races differ little, with burmanicus doubtfully valid. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) - E Himalayas of India (Kumaon) and Nepal to NE India (N Assam).
- burmanicus Swann, 1920 - Burma E to C & S Indochina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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bird in the summit Locality Mae Ping National Park, Thailand (ssp burmanicus)
Daniêl Jimenez 22 December 2010 1 year ago 18 sec 3.9 -
A bird on the top of a dead tree, looking around Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp burmanicus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 November 2004 4 years ago 29 sec 3.8 -
Two birds perched in a tree, preening and changing the perch. Locality Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia (ssp burmanicus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 March 2011 22 weeks ago 28 sec 3.3 -
A bird perched in a treetop, scratching the head and preening the thigh. Locality Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia (ssp burmanicus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 March 2011 22 weeks ago 21 sec 3.3 -
Adult perched Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp caerulescens)
Greg Baker 3 March 2009 1 year ago 19 sec 3.1 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp caerulescens)
Stefan Behrens 2001 5 years ago 37 sec 3
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On a wire
Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
Guy Poisson 31 December 2000 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.3 -
A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp caerulescens)
Dc.Owl 13 November 2004 3 years ago 2.5 -
A long shot
Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Guy Poisson 17 November 2006 1 year ago 1.5
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