Collared Falconet
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Falcons and Caracaras

Collared Falconet

Microhierax caerulescens

LCLeast Concern
Family
Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Order
Falconiformes

Overview

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.

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.