Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, USA, Venezuela.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).
Collared Forest Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus) [XC556410]
by Jerome Fischer from Ramal do Noca, Brazil (canto)
Collared Forest Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus) [XC580510]
by Ricardo Gagliardi from Pipeline Road, Soberania National Park, Panama (song)
Subspecies
Sometimes, especially in past, considered to include Buckley's Forest-falcon (Micrastur buckleyi).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
naso (Lesson, R, 1842) - North-central Mexico (Sinaloa to Tamaulipas) south through Central America to northern and western Colombia and Ecuador.
semitorquatus (Vieillot, 1817) - Eastern Colombia east to the Guianas, and south through eastern Peru, northern and eastern Bolivia and Brazil to Paraguay and northern Argentina.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet