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 LC    Black-thighed Falconet* Id (Atlas):
    Microhierax fringillarius

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Black-thighed Falconet, Black-legged Falconet, Black-tailed Falconet, Black-sided Falconet, Malay Falconet

Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Size
15 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Drapiez, 1824)

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp and peatswamp forest, plantations. From sea-level - 1,000 m. Favours forest edges and clearings.

Range (Guide)
Brunei Darussalam (B) (NB), Indonesia (B) (NB), Malaysia (B) (NB), Myanmar (B) (NB), Singapore (B) (NB), Thailand (B) (NB).

Vagrant to Sri Lanka (E).

Southern Burma (southern Tenasserim) and southern Thailand through Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra, Borneo, Java and Bali.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Often in pairs or small groups. Flies with rapid wing-beats.

Food
Large insects, small birds, lizards.

Voice
A loud monotone. A high-pitched 'chee-chee-chee..', uttered in flight.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

 
Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) [XC479206]
     by Greg Irving from Sumatra, Kabupaten Pelalawan, Riau, Indonesia (call)

 
Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) [XC496059]
     by id from Bakalalan, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia (call)

Nest
A deserted nest-hole of a woodpecker or barbet.

Subspecies
Sometimes regarded as subspecies of Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens), but plumage distinct, with no intergradation recorded.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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