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[[Image:Pygmy_Falcon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mybs<br />Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa]] | [[Image:Pygmy_Falcon.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mybs<br />Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
At only 19-20 cm long this is a tiny raptor. | At only 19-20 cm long this is a tiny raptor. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Eastern and southern Africa | + | Eastern and southern [[Africa]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Two subspecies are sometimes recognised: ''P. s. semitorquatus'' in southern Africa and ''P. s. castanotus'' in eastern Africa. | Two subspecies are sometimes recognised: ''P. s. semitorquatus'' in southern Africa and ''P. s. castanotus'' in eastern Africa. |
Revision as of 16:24, 26 September 2007
- Polihierax semitorquatus
Identification
At only 19-20 cm long this is a tiny raptor.
Distribution
Eastern and southern Africa
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are sometimes recognised: P. s. semitorquatus in southern Africa and P. s. castanotus in eastern Africa.
Habitat
Semi-desert, acacia savanna and open woodland.
Behaviour
Prey consists primarily of large insects and small reptiles.