Collared Falconet - BirdForum Opus

Nominate subspecies
Photo © by Sonam Dorji
Subtropical Forest, Bhutan, 9 October 2019

Microhierax caerulescens

Identification

14-16cm. Female larger.

Distribution

Southern Asia: breeds from the Himalayas, northern India and Burma east to Burma and south to peninsular Thailand. Resident.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized^[1]:

• M. c. caerulescens:

• Himalayas of India and Nepal to Assam

• M. c. burmanicus:

• Myanmar to southern Indochina

Subspecies burmanicus
Photo © by Chaiyan
Hua Khakhaeng National Wildlife Refuge, western Thailand, January 2003

Habitat

Open dry, deciduous forest and forest edge, grassy woodlands and cultivated land, Occurs up to 2,800m in the Himalayas.

Behaviour

Its flight is shrike-like.

Diet

The diet includes insects (particularly favouring dragonflies) and small birds.

Breeding

The clutch consists of 3-4 eggs.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Collared Falconet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Collared_Falconet

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