Tag: all of Polihierax

White-rumped Falcon (Polihierax insignis)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Polihierax insignis | [authority] Walden, 1872 | [UK] White-rumped Falcon | [FR] Fauconnet a pattes jaunes | [DE] Langschwanz-Zwergfalke | [ES] Halconcito Asiatico | [NL] Birmaanse Dwergvalk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the Polihierax genus are small to very small falcons. Their wings are rather short, but […]

Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Polihierax semitorquatus | [authority] Smith, 1836 | [UK] Pygmy Falcon | [FR] Fauconnet d’ Afrique | [DE] Halsband-Zwergfalke | [ES] Hacloncito Africano | [NL] Afrikaanse Dwergvalk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the Polihierax genus are small to very small falcons. Their wings are rather short, but quite […]