Pygmy Falcon
Smallest raptor in Africa...preys on
insects, small reptiles and small
mammals...this subspecies ranges
from Angola to north South Africa.
Polihierax semitorquatus semitorquatus
(L 8")
Lake Bogoria
29Oct2014
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Spencer
Macaulay
Library
Polihierax in Greek means gray
hawk
; semitorquatus in Latin
means half-collared.
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