Polihierax


The pygmy falcons, Polihierax, are a bird of prey genus in the family Falconidae. The genus contains the following species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Polihierax semitorquatusPygmy falconSouth Sudan to Somalia and south to Uganda and Tanzania
Polihierax insignisWhite-rumped falcon or white-rumped pygmy-falcon - sometimes separated in NeohieraxCambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam