Collared forest falcon

Collared forest falcon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Micrastur
Species:
M. semitorquatus
Binomial name
Micrastur semitorquatus
(Vieillot, 1817)
Subspecies
  • M. semitorquatus semitorquatus
  • M. semitorquatus naso
M. semitorquatus predation on a nest of Turdus albicollis[2]

The collared forest falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is the largest member of the Micrastur genus and a common inhabitant of tropical rainforests in Latin America.[3] Hiding in the dense forest canopy, they are a secretive bird often only recognized by their distinctive call. With a morphology or body type allowing them to be agile in their forested habitat, their diet comprises a wide variety of prey from smaller frogs (20 g) to adult turkeys (2.7-3.2 kg).[4]

Nesting occurs mainly in the cavities of Spanish cedar trees, which are also a key species exploited by the local logging industry. This is a potential conservation concern for the collared forest falcon.[5]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Micrastur semitorquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22696291A140961639. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22696291A140961639.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ribeiro-Silva, Laís; Fernandes Perrella, Daniel; Biagolini, Carlos H. Jr; Zima, Paulo V. Q.; Piratelli, Augusto J.; Schlindwein, Marcelo N.; Galetti, Pedro M. Jr; Francisco, Mercival R. (31 May 2018). "Testing camera traps as a potential tool for detecting nest predation of birds in a tropical rainforest environment" (PDF). Zoologia. 35: 1–8. doi:10.3897/ZOOLOGIA.35.E14678. ISSN 1984-4670. Wikidata Q107255836.
  3. ^ "Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur Semitorquatus". Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ^ Thorstrom, Russell K. (2012). "Collared Forest Falcon". In Whitacre, David F. (ed.). Neotropical Birds of Prey. New York: Cornell University Press. pp. 250–264. ISBN 978-0-8014-4079-3.
  5. ^ Mauersberger, Gottfried (1978). Urania Állatvilág. Budapest: Gondolat Kiadó. p. 135.