---
title: "Falcão-pigmeu-de-dorso-cinzento"
description: "Polihierax semitorquatus — Aves. The African pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus)—or simply pygmy falcon—is a diminutive raptor native to eastern and southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pygmy-falcon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Falcão-pigmeu-de-dorso-cinzento

> Polihierax semitorquatus — Aves. The African pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus)—or simply pygmy falcon—is a diminutive raptor native to eastern and southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Polihierax semitorquatus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 871
- Wikidata: [Q513174](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q513174)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4724](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4724)

## Names

- en: Pygmy Falcon
- de: Halsbandzwergfalke
- es: Halconcito africano
- fr: Fauconnet d'Afrique
- it: Falchetto africano
- nl: Afrikaanse dwergvalk
- pt: Falcão-pigmeu-de-dorso-cinzento
- pl: Sokolik czerwonooki

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (275), KE (181), TZ (179), NA (113), ET (27), BW (19), SO (5)

## Summary

The African pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus)—or simply pygmy falcon—is a diminutive raptor native to eastern and southern Africa. It is the sole species in its monotypic genus, Polihierax. 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.

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

## Photo

![Falcão-pigmeu-de-dorso-cinzento](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pygmy-falcon/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81254015

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pygmy-falcon?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).