Buckley's Forest-falcon (Micrastur buckleyi)

Other Names (World)
Buckley's Forest-Falcon, Lesser Collared Forest-Falcon, Traylor's Forest-Falcon, Buckley's Forest Falcon

Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Size
45 cm

First Described (Guide)
Swann, 1919

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Amazonian reaches of Ecuador and Peru; single record from south-eastern Colombia; apparent recent record from Brazil (R Juru�, Acre) has now been withdrawn.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Buckley's Forest Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) [XC770048]
by Fabian Schneider from Hatun Sumaku (near Guamani), Cant\u00f3n Archidona, Napo, Ecuador (song)

Buckley's Forest Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) [XC238599]
by Carlos Eduardo B. Portes from Orellana: right bank of R\u00edo Napo near Pompeya, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
Known only from about a dozen specimens and a few sightings. Formerly considered a variant of Collared Forest-falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Buckleys Forest-falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) - 10 files

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