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Philippine Falconet

Microhierax erythrogenys
Family
Falcons and Caracaras
Order
Falconiformes
Codes
phifal1, PHFA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyFalcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
SpeciesMicrohierax erythrogenys
Codesphifal1, PHFA
Identification

The Philippine Falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys) 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 phifal1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Barred Forest-Falcon
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Cryptic Forest-Falcon
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Philippine Falconet photo
(c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Forest Botial-Jarvis

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Microhierax erythrogenys

Family: Falcons and Caracaras

Order: Falconiformes

eBird Code: phifal1