Pygmy Falcon

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Pygmy Falcon at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Mokala National Park and Augrabies Falls National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Pygmy Falcon is most recorded in Northern Cape (97% of records), based on 282 iNaturalist observations. 54 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Pygmy Falcon on site or nearby.

The Pygmy Falcon is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Mokala National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Augrabies Falls National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

The pygmy falcon, or African pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus), is a falcon that lives in eastern and southern Africa and is the smallest raptor on the continent. As a small falcon, only 19 to 20 cm long, it preys on insects, small reptiles, and small mammals.