Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
Micrastur mirandollei(Schlegel, H, 1862)
English (US) Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
The Slaty-backed Forest Falcon (Micrastur mirandollei) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) in the order Falconiformes.
Range: humid Costa Rica to Bolivia and Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Micrastur mirandollei
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Astur mirandollei
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1862)
- Type locality
- Surinam.
- Original description
- Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle des Pays-Bas. Revue méthodique et critique des collections déposées dans cet établissement livr.1 Astures no.4 p.27
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red-throated Caracara
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Yellow-headed Caracara
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