Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
White-rumped Pygmy-falcon (Polihierax insignis) - HBW 2, p. 255
French: Fauconnet à pattes jaunes
German: Langschwanz Zwergfalke
Spanish: Halconcito Asiático
Other common names: Fielden's Falconet, White-rumped Falcon
Taxonomy: Polihierax insignis Walden, 1872, Tongoo, Upper Burma.
Sometimes awarded separate, monotypic genus, Neohierax (see page 219). Racial variation slight; validity of subspecies requires reassessment. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- insignis Walden, 1872 - W & C Burma, especially in valley of R Irrawaddy.
- cinereiceps Stuart Baker, 1927 - S Burma (Tenasserim) and Thailand.
- harmandi Oustalet, 1876 - S Indochina, in S & C Laos, S Vietnam (S Annam, Cochinchina) and Kampuchea.
- Near Threatened
- No sound recordings available yet
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