• Synonyms African Pygmy-Falcon, African Pigmy Falcon, Abyssinian Pygmy Falcon, African Pygmy Falcon, South African Pygmy Falcon, African Falcon
  • Old latin name for bird Polihiërax semitorquatus, Hypotriorchis castanonotus, Falco semitorquata, Falco simitorquata

Pygmy Falconbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 2.
    Adult, call, female, male, song, © Rick Nuttall
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Pygmy Falcon

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion e, s

Pygmy Falcon subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Polihierax semitorquatus castanonotuss Sudan and Ethiopia to c Tanzania-No
Polihierax semitorquatus semitorquatuss Angola to nw South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansDwergvalk
AzerbaijaniAfrika kiçik qızılquşu
BulgarianСокол пигмей
Catalanfalconet africà
Chinese非洲侏隼
Chinese (Traditional)非洲侏隼
Croatianafrički sokolić
Czechsokolík malý, Sokolík obojkový, sokolík africký
DanishAfrikansk Pygmæfalk
DutchAfrikaanse Dwergvalk
EsperantoAfrika nanofalko
Estonianmanukpistrik
Finnishafrikankääpiöhaukka
FrenchFauconnet pygmé d'Afrique, Fauconnet d’Afrique, Fauconnet d'Afrique
GermanHalsband-Zwergfalke, Zwergfalke
Hebrewבזון גמדי, בז זעיר
Hungarianafrikai törpesólyom
IcelandicÞyrnifálki
ItalianFalco pigmeo africano, Falchetto africano
Japaneseコビトハヤブサ
Lithuanianafrikinis mažasis sakalas
NorwegianAfrikapygmefalk, afrikapygméfalk
Norwegian NynorskAfrikapygméfalk
Polishsokolik czerwonooki
PortugueseFalcão-pigmeu, falcão-pigmeu-africano, Falcão-pigmeu-de-dorso-cinzento
RussianАфриканский карликовый сокол, Африканский малый сокол, Африканский соколок
SerbianAfrički patuljasti soko, Patuljasti soko
Slovaksokolík obojkový
SpanishHalconcito africano, Halconito Africano
SwahiliKozi Kibete
Swedishafrikansk pygméfalk
TurkishAfrika Cüce Doğanı
Ukrainianсокіл-крихітка африканський