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Black-thighed falconet

Microhierax fringillarius (Drapiez, 1824)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh 42 g to 42.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius)
Photo: anukma · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-thighed falconet

Weight
42 g – 42.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
27 cm – 34 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.5 – 4.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the black-thighed falconet?

BLACK-THIGHED FALCONET · WINGSPAN 34 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 34 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the black-thighed falconet is about 20% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the black-thighed falconet live?

Not recorded

What is the black-thighed falconet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) is one of the smallest birds of prey, typically measuring between 14–16 centimetres (5.5–6.3 in) long, with a 27–32 centimetres (11–13 in) wingspan, which is a size comparable to a typical sparrow. It is native to Brunei, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, and vagrant to Sri Lanka.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-thighed falconet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-thighed_falconet&oldid=1375721167), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-thighed falconet endangered?

The black-thighed falconet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-thighed falconet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderFalconiformes
  5. familyFalconidae
  6. genusMicrohierax
  7. SpeciesMicrohierax fringillarius (Drapiez, 1824)

Synonyms Falco fringillarius, Hierax horsfieldi

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • صقر أسود الفخذArabic
  • falconet indonesiCatalan
  • sokolík zakrslýCzech
  • sokolík rezavobřichýCzech
  • corhebog clundduWelsh
  • Sortflanket PygmæfalkDanish
  • FinkenfälkchenGerman
  • indonezia falketoEsperanto
  • Falconete indonesioSpanish
  • Halconcito IndonesioSpanish
  • malai värbpistrikEstonian
  • sundanhaukkanenFinnish
  • Fauconnet moineauFrench
  • crvenotrbi sokolićCroatian
  • feketecombú verébsólyomHungarian
  • Alap-alap capungIndonesian
  • Alap-Alap GunungIndonesian
  • Falchetto coscenereItalian
  • Falchetto zampenereItalian
  • モモグロヒメハヤブサJapanese
  • juodašlaunis nykštukinis sakalasLithuanian
  • MusvalkDutch
  • svartflankefalkonettNorwegian
  • sokolik rdzawobrzuchyPolish
  • falconete-de-coxas-pretasPortuguese
  • Черноногий сокол-крошкаRussian
  • sokolík hrdzavobruchýSlovak
  • Crnoboki patuljasti sokoSerbian
  • svartbent pygméfalkSwedish
  • เหยี่ยวแมลงปอขาดำThai
  • Kızıl Karınlı Cüce DoğanTurkish
  • сокіл-карлик чорноногийUkrainian
  • Cắt nhỏ đùi đenVietnamese
  • 黑腿小隼Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black-thighed falconet

Other species in the same genus Microhierax.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-thighed falconet?

An adult black-thighed falconet weighs 42 g – 42.9 g and has a wingspan of 27 cm – 34 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-thighed falconet endangered?

The black-thighed falconet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-thighed falconet?

The black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_thighed_falconet_2026,
  title = {Black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-thighed-falconet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}