Collared Falconet
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Collared Falconet

Microhierax caerulescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
130 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forest, often on the edges of broadleaf forest. It is 18 cm (7.1 in) long. Rapid wingbeats are interspersed with long glides. When perched, it is described as being "rather shrikelike". Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Falconet sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 130 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

<5% · Rare
Common Kestrel
LC Endemic

Common Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco tinnunculus

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Hobby
LC

Eurasian Hobby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco subbuteo

<5% · Rare
Red-necked Falcon
NT

Red-necked Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco chicquera

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Collared Falconet in Jim Corbett National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Falconet sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 130 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Collared Falconet in Jim Corbett National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Collared Falconet in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.

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