Philippine Falconet
Microhierax erythrogenys(Vigors, NA, 1831)
English (US) Philippine Falconet
The Philippine Falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) in the order Falconiformes.
- Scientific name
- Microhierax erythrogenys
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Philippine Falconet
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Microhierax erythrogenys erythrogenys
- Microhierax erythrogenys meridionalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hierax erythrogonys
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
- Type locality
- near Manila.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.8 p.96
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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