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title: "Black-thighed Falconet"
description: "Microhierax fringillarius — Uccelli. The black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) is one of the smallest birds of prey, typically measuring between 14–16 centimetres (5.5–6.3 in) long, with a 27–32 centimetres (11–13 in) wingspan, which is a size comparable to a typical sparrow."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-thighed-falconet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Black-thighed Falconet

> Microhierax fringillarius — Uccelli. The black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) is one of the smallest birds of prey, typically measuring between 14–16 centimetres (5.5–6.3 in) long, with a 27–32 centimetres (11–13 in) wingspan, which is a size comparable to a typical sparrow.

- Scientific name: *Microhierax fringillarius*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 935
- Wikidata: [Q531612](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q531612)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4711](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4711)

## Names

- en: Black-thighed Falconet
- de: Finkenfälkchen
- es: Halconcito Indonesio
- fr: Fauconnet moineau
- nl: Musvalk
- pt: Falconete-de-coxas-pretas
- pl: Sokolik rdzawobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

MY (581), TH (144), ID (143), SG (26)

## Summary

The black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) is one of the smallest birds of prey, typically measuring between 14–16 centimetres (5.5–6.3 in) long, with a 27–32 centimetres (11–13 in) wingspan, which is a size comparable to a typical sparrow. It is native to Brunei, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, and vagrant to Sri Lanka.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-thighed_falconet

## Photo

![Black-thighed Falconet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-thighed-falconet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/220632009

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-thighed-falconet?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).