| Pied falconet | |
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| Taxidermied specimen in Auckland Museum, collected in 1902 from Margherita, Assam, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Falconidae |
| Genus: | Microhierax |
| Species: | M. melanoleucos
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| Binomial name | |
| Microhierax melanoleucos (Blyth, 1843)
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Microhierax melanoleucus (Blyth, 1843) ( error species.) | |
The pied falconet, (Microhierax melanoleucos) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
These raptors belong to the genus Microhierax, which includes the smallest bird of prey species in the world. The pied falconet, also known as the white-legged falconet,[2] nests in old woodpecker cavities. The species is listed as least concern because of its large home range and stable population size.[1]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Microhierax melanoleucos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696339A93556011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696339A93556011.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Ramsay., MacKinnon, John (2000). A field guide to the birds of China. Phillipps, Karen., He, Fen-qi. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198549413. OCLC 42597710.
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