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| - | ;Microhierax melanoleucos | + | [[Image:PiedFalconet2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|HongKongPixels|HongKongPixels}}<br />Mainland, [[China]], July, 2012]] |
| | + | ;[[:Category:Microhierax|Microhierax]] melanoleucos |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | Glossy black, thin white line across the base of the cere, over the eyes and down to the breast, white spots on inner wing. Brown eyes, cere and feet black/brown. | + | *Glossy black |
| - | | + | *Thin white line across the base of the cere, over the eyes and down to the breast |
| - | | + | *White spots on inner wing |
| | + | *Brown eyes, cere |
| | + | *Feet brownish/black |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | Assam region of [[India]] and South-eastern [[China]], [[Laos]]. | + | [[Asia]]: found in the forests of north-eastern [[India]] to southern [[China]] and northern [[Indochina]] |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | Forest | + | Forests. |
| | + | [[Image:Pied Falconet 1280x960 .jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Mark+Harper|Mark Harper}}<br />Xiaoqi, Jiangxi, [[China]], May 2012]] |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | These birds are often seen in pairs or groups of up to 5. |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | Diet includes insects, small mammals, reptiles and small birds. | | Diet includes insects, small mammals, reptiles and small birds. |
| - | | + | ====Breeding==== |
| - | Nests are made in holes of dead trees and can be used for more than a year. 3-4 white eggs are laid in March. The young fledge in mid May. | + | Nests are made in holes of dead trees and can be used for more than a year. The clutch consists of 3-4 white eggs which are laid in March. The young fledge in mid May. |
| - | | + | ==References== |
| - | These birds are often seen in pairs or groups of up to 5. | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Planet of Birds |
| | + | #Avianweb |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Microhierax+melanoleucos}} | | {{GSearch|Microhierax+melanoleucos}} |
| | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1052&Bird_Image_ID=2614&Bird_Family_ID=110 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1052&Bird_Image_ID=2614&Bird_Family_ID=110 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] |
| - | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | |
| | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Microhierax]] |
Nests are made in holes of dead trees and can be used for more than a year. The clutch consists of 3-4 white eggs which are laid in March. The young fledge in mid May.
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