Wildlifeof Nepal
Collared Falconet
Birds of Prey
Photo: (c) Jagdish Singh Negi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Microhierax caerulescens
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates
Habitat
Forest, often at the edge of broadleaf forest; mostly 200–800m and up to 1,700m
Size
About 18cm
The collared falconet is a very small falcon, about 18 cm long, shrike-like in shape and mainly pied, with bold white eyebrows and a white collar, a relatively heavy double-toothed bill, shortish wings, a medium-length tail and strong, half-feathered legs with powerful feet. Its natural habitat is forest, often at the edge of broadleaf forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Collared Falconet eat?
- Invertebrates
- What habitat does the Collared Falconet live in?
- Forest, often at the edge of broadleaf forest; mostly 200–800m and up to 1,700m
- How big is the Collared Falconet?
- About 18cm