Collared Falconet
A species of Typical falconets Scientific name : Microhierax caerulescens Genus : Typical falconets
Collared Falconet, A species of Typical falconets
Botanical name: Microhierax caerulescens
Genus: Typical falconets
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Description General Info
Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Description
The collared falconet is a very small falcon, shrike-like in shape, mainly pied and having bold white supercilia and collar, with relatively heavy double-toothed bill. It has shortish wings, a medium-length tail, strong half-feathered legs, and powerful feet. It perches conspicuously on top or edge of tree or bush, often on dead twig, frequently bobbing head and slowly moving tail up and down; wing-tips less than half down tail. Sexes are similar. 
Size
18 cm
Feeding Habits
Collared Falconet primarily consumes large insects like butterflies and moths, as well as small birds, lizards, and mammals. It hunts from high, exposed perches, diving swiftly to catch prey mid-air or off foliage. Collared Falconet is particularly active at dusk and has a high hunting success rate.
Habitat
Collared Falconet is commonly associated with a variety of wooded environments. These include open deciduous forests, the peripheries of evergreen forests, and areas of abandoned cultivation that have retained tree coverage. Collared Falconet demonstrates a preference for habitats often located near bodies of water, such as rivers and streams. Broadly, collared Falconet inhabits regions predominantly between 200 and 800 meters in elevation but can be found up to 1700 meters, and occasionally at elevations as high as 2000 meters.
Dite type
Carnivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
Mainland southeast Asia: Himalayan foothills of north India (northern Uttar Pradesh northwest to Kumaun, and Sikkim, Bengal, mainly northern Assam) and of Nepal and Bhutan, and from Burma (central and east, south to Tenasserim), Thailand (northwest and west, but not peninsular, also in strip east of central plains), Laos (central and south), Cambodia (especially north), and Vietnam.
Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Diurnal Birds of Prey Family
Falcons and caracaras Genus
Typical falconets Species
Collared Falconet 
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