Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos) - BirdLife species factsheet

Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988	Near Threatened

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,300,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	670-6700 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2009
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	8.3 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number c.1,000-10,000 individuals (Ferguson-Lees et al. 2001), while the populations in China has been estimated at < c.100 breeding pairs (Brazil 2009).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor
Bangladesh	extant	native		yes
Bhutan	possibly extinct	native	yes
China (mainland)	extant	native		yes
Hong Kong (China)	extant	vagrant		yes
India	extant	native		yes
Laos	extant	native		yes
Myanmar	extant	uncertain
Vietnam	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
India	Barail Range forests
India	Barail Wildlife Sanctuary
Laos	Eastern Bolikhamxay Mountains
Laos	Nakai Plateau
Laos	Nam Et
Laos	Nam Xam
Laos	Phou Loeuy
Vietnam	Ban Bung
Vietnam	Cuc Phuong
Vietnam	Ke Go
Vietnam	Pu Mat
Vietnam	Tam Dao
Vietnam	Vu Quang

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Forest	Temperate	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 1500 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pied-falconet-microhierax-melanoleucos on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.