Collared Falconet
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Collared Falconet

Microhierax caerulescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cat Tien National Park
172 Verified records at Cat Tien National Park
September 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Falconet sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 172 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

Insufficient data
White-Rumped Falcon

White-Rumped Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polihierax insignis

Insufficient data
Common Kestrel
LC Endemic

Common Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco tinnunculus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Cat Tien National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Falconet sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 172 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Collared Falconet in Cat Tien National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Collared Falconet in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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