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Collared falconet

Microhierax caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh 38.7 g to 40 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
Photo: Dr. Raju Kasambe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the collared falconet

Weight
38.7 g – 40 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
28 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 collared falconet?

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

Where does the collared falconet live?

Not recorded

What is the collared falconet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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. Rapid wingbeats are interspersed with long glides. When perched, it is described as being "rather shrikelike".

From the Wikipedia article “Collared falconet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collared_falconet&oldid=1322141021), 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 collared falconet endangered?

The collared 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.

How is the collared falconet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderFalconiformes
  5. familyFalconidae
  6. genusMicrohierax
  7. SpeciesMicrohierax caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Falco aurantius

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • صقر مطوقArabic
  • falconet de collarCatalan
  • sokolík obojkovýCzech
  • sokolík rezavohrdlýCzech
  • corhebog torchogWelsh
  • HalsbåndspygmæfalkDanish
  • RotkehlfälkchenGerman
  • koluma falketoEsperanto
  • Falconete acollaradoSpanish
  • jõgi-värbpistrikEstonian
  • himalajanhaukkanenFinnish
  • Fauconnet à collierFrench
  • ogrličasti sokolićCroatian
  • indiai verébsólyomHungarian
  • Falchetto dal collareItalian
  • モモアカヒメハヤブサJapanese
  • rausvagurklis nykštukinis sakalasLithuanian
  • Burung Falko BiasaMalay
  • Indische DwergvalkDutch
  • RoodbroekdwergvalkDutch
  • halsbåndfalkonettNorwegian
  • sokolik rudogardłyPolish
  • falconete-de-colarPortuguese
  • Красноногий сокол-крошкаRussian
  • Красноногий карликовый соколRussian
  • sokolík mutiSlovak
  • Ogrličasti patuljasti sokoSerbian
  • halsbandspygméfalkSwedish
  • เหยี่ยวแมลงปอขาแดงThai
  • Kızıl Boğazlı Cüce DoğanTurkish
  • сокіл-карлик червононогийUkrainian
  • 紅腿小隼Chinese
  • 红腿小隼Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the collared 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 collared falconet?

An adult collared falconet weighs 38.7 g – 40 g and has a wingspan of 28 cm – 34 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the collared falconet endangered?

The collared 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 collared falconet?

The collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{collared_falconet_2026,
  title = {Collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/collared-falconet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}