Female © David and Kathy Cook
Male © Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING
Female © Michael Todd
Male © Benjamin Van Doren

White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons

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Identification

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Tiny, compact, black-and-white falcon. Black above, with a white chest and pale orangish belly. Male has a white crown and face; in female, the white is replaced by rusty orange. Restricted to northern Borneo, where mostly unmistakable; in narrow range of overlap with Black-thighed Falconet, look for White-fronted’s white or orange crown and paler underparts. Like other falconets, frequently encountered in pairs or groups. Perches up on bare branches in open forest, forest edge, and clearings.

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