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Collared Falconet

Microhierax caerulescens
Family
Falcons and Caracaras
Order
Falconiformes
Codes
colfal1, COFA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyFalcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
SpeciesMicrohierax caerulescens
Codescolfal1, COFA
Identification

The Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) is a member of the Falcons and Caracaras family within the order Falconiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code colfal1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Collared Forest-Falcon
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Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon
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Barred Forest-Falcon
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Cryptic Forest-Falcon
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Collared Falconet photo
(c) Avinash Bhagat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Avinash Bhagat

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Microhierax caerulescens

Family: Falcons and Caracaras

Order: Falconiformes

eBird Code: colfal1