Scientific name: Polihierax semitorquatu
The Pygmy falcon lives in eastern and southern Africa and is the smallest raptor on the continent at only 19 to 20 cm long.
Adult pygmy falcons are white below and on the face, grey above, and females having a chestnut back. There are white "eye spots" on the nape. Juveniles have a brown back, duller than adult females, with a rufous wash on the breast. The flight feathers of the wings are spotted black and white (more black above, more white below); the tail is barred black and white.
It preys on insects, small reptiles, and small mammals.
