Black-thighed Falconet @ Old Gombak Road, Selangor, Malaysia

Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) is a cute, fast and attractive bird among hundred species of birds can be found in old Gombak road, Selangor, Malaysia. The bird can be found at the forest edges along the old Gombak road.

For Black-thighed Falconet both male and female are alike. The bird is the smallest raptor. The photos were taken using Nikon D500 paired with Nikkor 500 PF lens, ISO 1250, F 6.3, EV -0.7. 

Old Gombak road can be reached in approximately half an hour from Kuala Lumpur by car through a winding road. Since it is located a long large forest reserve, old Gombak road has a large bird population and varieties. It certainly entices many birders to be there. The main target birds include different types of broadbills, babblers, sunbirds, hornbills, woodpeckers, flycatchers, kingfisher, parrots, shrikes, malkoha just to name a few.