Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Falcons and Caracaras :: White-rumped Falcon

White-rumped Falcon Polihierax insignis

Described by: Walden (1872)
Alternate common name(s): White-rumped Falconet, White-rumped Pygmy-falcon, Fielden's Falconet
Old scientific name(s): Neohierax insignis

Photographs

Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park, Myanmar - Dec, 2006 © Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua 
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Range

Se. Asia;
(1) W. and c. Burma (valley of the Irrawaddy River).
(2) S. Burma (Tenasserim) and Thailand to n. Indochina.
(3) S. and c. Laos, s. Vietnam (s. Annam, Cochinchina) and Cambodia.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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