Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Alan C. Kemp, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 12, 2015
Text last updated August 12, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Dwergvalk |
| Bulgarian | Сокол пигмей |
| Catalan | falconet africà |
| Czech | sokolík africký |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Dwergvalk |
| English | Pygmy Falcon |
| English (United States) | Pygmy Falcon |
| French | Fauconnet d'Afrique |
| French (France) | Fauconnet d'Afrique |
| German | Halsband-Zwergfalke |
| Hebrew | בז זעיר |
| Icelandic | Þyrnifálki |
| Japanese | コビトハヤブサ |
| Norwegian | afrikapygméfalk |
| Polish | sokolik czerwonooki |
| Russian | Африканский соколок |
| Serbian | Afrički patuljasti soko |
| Slovak | sokolík obojkový |
| Spanish | Halconcito Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Halconcito africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk pygméfalk |
| Turkish | Afrika Cüce Doğanı |
| Ukrainian | Сокіл-крихітка африканський |
| Zulu | uklebenyana |
Polihierax semitorquatus (Smith, 1836)
PROTONYM:
Falco simitorquata
Smith, 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.), p.44.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Near Old Latakoo, i. e., Kuruman, Bechuanaland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- POLIHIERAX
- semitorquata / semitorquatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Pygmy Falcon
