Amazonian reaches of Ecuador and Peru; single record from south-eastern Colombia; apparent recent record from Brazil (R Juruá, Acre) has now been withdrawn.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Buckley's Forest Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) [XC234844]
by Niels Krabbe from Reserva Extrativista Alto Juru\u00e1. Foz do Tejo, Brazil (song)
Buckley's Forest Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) [XC264381]
by David A. Brinkman from Orellana: Right (s) bank R\u00edo Napo opposite 'La Selva Lodge' and 'Sacha Lodge', Ecuador (call, calls)
Subspecies
Known only from about a dozen specimens and a few sightings. Formerly considered a variant of Collared Forest-falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus).