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The pygmy falcon is the smallest bird of prey on the African continent, and among the smallest raptors on earth; only the Asian falconets (of the genus Microhierax) are smaller, weighing roughly 30-40 grams less and measuring about 5 cm shorter from head-to-tail.
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey and includes caracaras, laughing falcon, forest falcons, falconets, pygmy falcons, falcons and kestrels.They are small to medium-sized birds of prey, ranging in size from the black-thighed falconet, which can weigh as little as 35 grams (1.2 oz), to the gyrfalcon, which can weigh as much as 1,735 grams (61.2 oz).
The largest falcon is the gyrfalcon at up to 65 cm (26 in) in length. The smallest falcon species is the pygmy falcon, which measures just 20 cm (7.9 in). As with hawks and owls, falcons exhibit sexual dimorphism, with the females typically larger than the males, thus allowing a wider range of prey species. [10]
African pygmy-goose, Nettapus auritus; Garganey, Spatula querquedula; Blue-billed teal, Spatula hottentota (A) Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata; Gadwall, Mareca strepera (A) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope (A) Yellow-billed duck, Anas undulata (A) Red-billed duck, Anas erythrorhyncha; Northern pintail, Anas acuta; Green-winged teal, Anas crecca
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Africa.The area covered by this list is the Africa region defined by the American Birding Association's listing rules. [1] In addition to the continent itself, the area includes Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Seychelles, Cape Verde, the Comoro Islands, Zanzibar and the Canary Islands, São Tomé and Príncipe and Annobón in the Gulf of Guinea.
Additionally, these skinks have learned to eavesdrop on sociable weaver alarm calls to determine when a pygmy falcon, one of its main predators, is approaching. [15] Nests built in electricity poles sometimes cause short circuits in the rainy season and can catch fire in the dry season. [16]
Their numbers are higher in these areas despite a known predator of skinks, the pygmy falcon, also nesting in these trees. It is theorized that the increased opportunity for places of refuge outweigh the risk of predation. [2] Skinks found on colony trees have learned to eavesdrop on sociable weavers to warn of approaching pygmy falcons. [3]
The African fish-eagle is the national bird of Namibia.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Namibia.The avifauna of Namibia included a total of 685 confirmed species as of July 2023, of which 1 is endemic, and four have been introduced by humans.