Polihierax

The pygmy falcons, Polihierax, are a bird of prey genus in the family Falconidae. The genus contains the following species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Polihierax semitorquatusPygmy falconSouth Sudan to Somalia and south to Uganda and Tanzania
Polihierax insignisWhite-rumped falcon or white-rumped pygmy-falcon - sometimes separated in NeohieraxCambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam

Pygmy falcons
Pygmy falcon
(Polihierax semitorquatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Polihierax
Kaup, 1847
Species

Polihierax insignis
Polihierax semitorquatus

Synonyms

Neohierax

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