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White-rumped Falcon

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Alternative names: Fielden's Falconet; White-rumped Pygmy Falcon

Polihierax insignis

Photo by nineOwls
Location: Huai Kha Khaeng WS.Thailand

Photo by James Eaton
(harmandi)
Location: Tmat Bay, Cambodia

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
- 3.1 Subspecies
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 External Links

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Southern Asia: breeds in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, south and central Laos and southern Vietnam. Resident.

[edit] Taxonomy

Some authorities place this species in its own monotypic genus Neohierax.

[edit] Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognised: insignis in northern Burma, cinereiceps in southern Burma, Thailand and northern Indochina and harmandi in southern Laos and southern Vietnam.