Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Dwergvalk |
| Catalan | falconet africà |
| Czech | sokolík africký |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Dwergvalk |
| English | Pygmy Falcon |
| English (United States) | Pygmy Falcon |
| French | Fauconnet d'Afrique |
| French (France) | Fauconnet d'Afrique |
| German | Halsband-Zwergfalke |
| Hebrew | בז זעיר |
| Icelandic | Þyrnifálki |
| Japanese | コビトハヤブサ |
| Norwegian | afrikapygméfalk |
| Polish | sokolik czerwonooki |
| Russian | Африканский соколок |
| Serbian | Afrički patuljasti soko |
| Slovak | sokolík obojkový |
| Spanish | Halconcito Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Halconcito africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk pygméfalk |
| Turkish | Afrika Cüce Doğanı |
| Ukrainian | Сокіл-крихітка африканський |
Polihierax semitorquatus (Smith, 1836)
PROTONYM:
Falco simitorquata
Smith, 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.), p.44.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Near Old Latakoo, i. e., Kuruman, Bechuanaland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- POLIHIERAX
- semitorquata / semitorquatus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus Scientific name definitions
Alan C. Kemp, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 12, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 12, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
Authors
Alan C. Kemp, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Kemp, A. C., P. F. D. Boesman, and J. S. Marks (2020). Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pygfal1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- August 12, 2015
- African Pygmy-falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
Authors
Alan C. Kemp, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman and Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Kemp, A. C., P. F. D. Boesman, and J. S. Marks (2015). African Pygmy-falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
