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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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African Pygmy-falcon* |
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Polihierax semitorquatus |
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Description (10)
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African Pygmy-falcon
© ayazsbirdsandexotics.com
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Other Names (World)
African Pygmy-falcon, Pygmy Falcon, African Pygmy Falcon
Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)
Size
19 - 20 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Smith, 1836)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, dry savanna.
Angola, Botswana, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.
Vagrant to Rwanda.
Southern Ethiopia, Somalia, north-eastern Uganda and Kenya to north-central Tanzania; southern Angola and Namibia to north-western South Africa.
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Population
Estimated population is 100,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)
Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) [XC833790]
by Andrew Spencer from Karas Region, Namibia (call)
Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) [XC292042]
by id from Awash National Park, Ethiopia (call)
Subspecies
Northern population sometimes separated as subspecies castanonotus, but poorly differentiated, although widely separated geographically.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- castanonotus (Heuglin, 1860) - Southern Sudan and Ethiopia to central Tanzania.
- semitorquatus (Smith, A, 1836) - Discontinuously distributed acacia thornscrub of north-eastern and southern Africa.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the African Pygmy-falcon see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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