Barred Forest Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Barred Forest Falcon
The Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Micrastur ruficollis
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Barred Forest Falcon
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Micrastur ruficollis guerilla
- Micrastur ruficollis interstes
- Micrastur ruficollis zonothorax
- Micrastur ruficollis concentricus
- Micrastur ruficollis ruficollis
- Micrastur ruficollis olrogi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sparvius ruficollis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- South America; restricted to Rio de Janeiro by Naumburg, 1930, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 60, p. 105.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 10 p.322
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Falcons and Caracaras
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Herpetotheres cachinnans
Buckley's Forest Falcon
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Collared Forest Falcon
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Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
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Cryptic Forest Falcon
Micrastur mintoni
Plumbeous Forest Falcon
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Lined Forest Falcon
Micrastur gilvicollis
Spot-winged Falconet
Spiziapteryx circumcincta
Guadalupe Caracara
Caracara lutosa
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Red-throated Caracara
Ibycter americanus
Yellow-headed Caracara
Daptrius chimachima
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