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Revision as of 14:50, 23 February 2017
- Micrastur ruficollis
Identification
13-15". Small with usual Micrastur shape
Cere, lore, and orbital area yellow. Legs yellow; eyes yellow ochre to brown.
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
Mature upland forest.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes birds, small lizards and mice.
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, our.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barred Forest Falcon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Forest_Falcon
