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and Peru; single record from south-eastern Colombia; apparent recent record from Brazil (R Juruá, Acre) has now been withdrawn.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) [XC260360]
by Paul Coopmans from Sucumb\u00edos: 'La Selva Jungle Lodge', n bank R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (call, calls)
Buckley's Forest Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) [XC688109]
by Miguel Angel Montenegro Avila from S\u00e3o F\u00e9lix do Xingu, S\u00e3o F\u00e9lix do Xingu, Par\u00e1, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Known only from about a dozen specimens and a few sightings. Formerly considered a variant of Collared Forest-falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus).