Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) Science Article 1 abstract Between 5 March-13 May 1996 we observed a pair of Barred Forest-falcons in Peten, Guatemala demonstrating nuptial behavior and utilizing a cliff pothole as a nest site. Each morning and evening of 5-10 March, 8-13 April, and 8-13 May 1996, we heard a male Barred Forest-falcon […]
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NEST-SITE CHARACTERISTICS AND BREEDING DENSITY OFTWO SYMPATRIC FOREST-FALCONS IN GUATEMALA
Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) Science Article 3 abstract The Barred Forest-Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) and Collared Forest-Falcon (M. semitorquatus) are cavity nesters with similar geographic distributions but differences in body size. For Barred and Collared forest-falcons, nest height averaged 17 and 20 m above ground, nest tree dbh averaged 95 and 167 cm, and nest […]
Photos of Micrastur species in Peru, covering the Surinam species
Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) Science Article 4 abstract Five of the seven species of the mysterious Forest-falcons (Micrastur: Falconidae) occur en Los Amigos river basin, Madre de Dios, Peru Ursula Valdez, Boletin SAO Vol. XVI (No. 02) – Dic. 2006 Download article download full text (pdf)
Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Micrastur ruficollis | [authority] Vieillot, 1817 | [UK] Barred Forest Falcon | [FR] Carnifex barre | [DE] Sperber-Waldfalke | [ES] Halcon-montes | [NL] Gestreepte Bosvalk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Micrastur are falcons varying in size from small to quite large. Their wings are short […]