Pied Falconet
Microhierax melanoleucos(Blyth, E, 1843)
English (US) Pied Falconet
The Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos) 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.
Range: forest of northeastern India to southern China and northern IndochinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Microhierax melanoleucos
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pied Falconet
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ierax melanoleucos
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1843)
- Type locality
- Assam.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 12, pt.1, no.134 p.179 bis
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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