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and Peru; single record from south-eastern Colombia; apparent recent record from Brazil (R Juruá, Acre) has now been withdrawn.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) [XC225671]
by Jeremy Minns from Cocha Camungo, Madre de Dios, Peru (song)
Buckley's Forest Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) [XC782173]
by Jerome Fischer from Riberalta (near Progreso), Vaca Diez, Departamento del Beni, Bolivia (alarm call)
Subspecies
Known only from about a dozen specimens and a few sightings. Formerly considered a variant of Collared Forest-falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus).