• BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE!

    Register for an account to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.

Collared Falconet - BirdForum Opus

(Redirected from Microhierax caerulescens)
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:
  • M. c. burmanicus:
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

Recommended Citation

External Links

Top