- Micrastur ruficollis
Identification
31–39 cm (12¼-15¼ in). Small with usual Micrastur shape
Occurs in rufous and gray morphs, but one or the other is lacking in some subspecies.
Immature: dark brown above, buffy white below with widely spaced narrow black bars (sometimes very inconspicious and essentially restricted to a few marks on the flanks), usually with whitish nuchal collar.
Distribution
To 2500m. Southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, northwest Argentina, and southern Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- M. r. guerilla:
- M. r. interstes:
- Costa Rica and Panama to western Colombia and western Ecuador
- M. r. zonothorax:
- M. r. concentricus:
- M. r. ruficollis:
- M. r. olrogi:
- Subtropical forests of north-western Argentina
An additional subspecies pelzelni, is not recognised by all authorities[2]
Habitat
Humid and wet tropical forests in central America high maturer forests further south and in Amazonia..
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists primarily of lizards, with birds such as Brown Tinamou and Plumbeous Pigeon also taken.
Breeding
They nest in tree cavities and 2-3 white eggs are laid. They are incubated for 33-35 days, and the young fledge 35-44 days later.
Vocalisation
The call consists of one or more barking sounds, keyak.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barred Forest Falcon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Forest_Falcon
External Links
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