| Collared falconet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Falconidae |
| Genus: | Microhierax |
| Species: | M. caerulescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Microhierax caerulescens | |
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Falco caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae.
It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forest, often on the edges of broadleaf forest.
It is 18 cm (7.1 in) long. Rapid wingbeats are interspersed with long glides. When perched, it is described as being "rather shrikelike".
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Microhierax caerulescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696324A93555153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696324A93555153.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.