Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)

Other Scientific Names
Microhierax melanoleucus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Microhierax melanoleucus [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Microhierax melanoleucus [Collar et al. (1994)]

Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Size
16 - 20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1843)

Habitat
Temperate forest, plantations. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), Bhutan, China (mainland) (B), India (B), Laos (B), Vietnam (B).

Vagrant to Hong Kong (China) (B).

North-eastern India (Assam) eastern across southern China to Zhejiang, and south to northern Laos and northern and central Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Sharp, high-pitched chattering whistles 'kip kip kip..' and also screams.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos) [XC74955]
by Shuangqi Liu from Cuc Phuong NP, Vietnam (call)

Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos) [XC815444]
by Bo Shunqi \u8584\u987a\u5947 from Xiaoqi, Wuyuan, Shangrao, Jiangxi, China (call, song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos) - 10 files

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