Collared Falconet

The Collared Falconet is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Pakistan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

The Collared Falconet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Pakistan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Microhierax caerulescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Stub icon This Falconiformes article is a stub. More

Here are a few images of Collared Falconet taken in difficult photographic conditions - 6PM +, poor light, 640 ISO, Use of a TC and so on. The best I could retrieve in PS. Cheers. Anand Arya 353, Sector 15A NOIDA 201301 INDIA + 91 98182 61909 www.anandarya.com www.okhlabirdpark.com "This is a copyrighted image. Not to be used for any purpose without prior permission. More

The Collared Falconet is a scarce species and somewhat irregular in appearance. It occurs in open forest, clearings and forest edges in the Himalayan foothills intermittently from Uttaranchal (these pictures were taken by Mike in Corbett National Park in December 2003) east to Bhutan and also in a small part of Orissa. The larger, black and white Pied Falconet is restricted to the north eastern states. More

The Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) is a bird of prey in found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Pakistan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam, where it inhabits temperate forest areas. - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. If you would like to correct or update any of the information, please send us an e-mail. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Collared Falconet is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Collared Falconet (2) Hukaung Tiger Reserve, Kachin State, Myanmar Hukaung Tiger Reserve, Kachin State, Myanmar16/01/2006 Hukaung Tiger Reserve, Kachin State, Myanmar 16/01/2006 Doi Inthanon, Thailand Doi Inthanon, Thailand23/02/2006 Doi Inthanon, Thailand 23/02/2006 View all pictures of Collared Falconet View all pictures More

Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) is a resident in Himalayas and some parts of east India including Orissa. More

Collared Falconet is among the smallest of all birds of prey, at 15cm - 18 cm. In falcon fashion, the falconets capture their food in the air, only for these small birds they are catching large flying insects rather than birds. Photographed by Nancy Bell in the dry dipterocarp forest in northern Thailand. Canon 20D, Canon 300mm F4 L IS lens, 1.4 teleconverter, handheld ISO 400, 1/1250, F5.6, -1/3 exp. comp. More