Barred forest falcon

Barred forest falcon
Rufous morph adult in Ceará, Brazil
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Micrastur
Species:
M. ruficollis
Binomial name
Micrastur ruficollis
(Vieillot, 1817)

The barred forest falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Herpetotherinae of family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It occurs from southern Mexico south through most of Central America and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22696270A140967339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22696270A140967339.en. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Seriemas, falcons". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Check-list of North American Birds (7th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Ornithologists' Union. 1998. p. 105.
  5. ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. 30 January 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved January 30, 2023