Pygmy Falcon

Polihierax semitorquatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Falconiformes
Family
Falconidae
Genus
Polihierax
eBird Code
pygfal1

Subspecies (2)

  • Polihierax semitorquatus castanonotus

    savanna of southern South Sudan eastward to Somalia and to southward to central Tanzania

  • Polihierax semitorquatus semitorquatus

    savanna of southern Angola to western South Africa

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.