Wildlifeof Bhutan
Collared Falconet
Birds of Prey
Photo: (c) Jagdish Singh Negi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY (May be cropped or resized)
Microhierax caerulescens
Basic stats
Habitat
Edges of broadleaf forest, mostly 200–800m and fairly regularly to 1,700m
Range
Himalayan foothills of north India, Nepal and Bhutan east to Southeast Asia
Size
18cm
The collared falconet is a very small falcon, about 18cm long, shrike-like in shape and mainly black and white, with bold white eyebrows and collar and a relatively heavy double-toothed bill. It has shortish wings, a medium-length tail and strong half-feathered legs and powerful feet. Rapid wingbeats are interspersed with long glides (Wikipedia, general species account).
It perches conspicuously on the top or edge of a tree or bush, often on a dead twig, bobbing its head and slowly moving its tail up and down. Its habitat is forest, often on the edges of broadleaf forest, mostly at 200 to 800m and fairly regularly up to 1,700m. It is found in the Himalayan foothills of north India, Nepal and Bhutan, and from Myanmar to Vietnam.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Collared Falconet live in?
- Edges of broadleaf forest, mostly 200–800m and fairly regularly to 1,700m
- Where is the Collared Falconet found?
- Himalayan foothills of north India, Nepal and Bhutan east to Southeast Asia
- How big is the Collared Falconet?
- 18cm