Species profile
African Pygmy-falcon
Polihierax semitorquatus
Quick answer
Discontinuously distributed acacia thornscrub of ne and s Africa
- Scientific name
- Polihierax semitorquatus
- Family
- Falconidae
- Order
- Falconiformes
- Genus
- Polihierax
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording African Pygmy-falcon in your journal
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