Caracaras, Falcons

Pygmy Falcon

Polihierax semitorquatus

The Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) is a 62 g scrub bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Caracaras, Falcons

Order

Falconiformes

Weight

62 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

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