Pygmy Falcon - Polihierax semitorquatus

Fauconnet d'Afrique

Pygmy Falcon female adult, identification

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  • identification
  • ♀
  • adult
  • Halconcito africano
  • falcão-pigmeu
  • Halsband-Zwergfalke
  • Polihierax semitorquatus
  • Falconiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Falconiformes
Family : Falconidae
Species : Pygmy Falcon

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : lape286183
Author :
My World of Bird Phot...
Gender : ♀
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2012 Jul
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Northern Cape
Place : Namabies Namabies
Lat. : 25° 38' 59'' South
Lng. : 20° 25' 17'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 7D
Exposure : 1/1250 s

aperture : 8

Focal length : 700 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no