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Barred forest falcon

Micrastur ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The barred forest falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh 161 g to 196 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Barred forest falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the barred forest falcon

Weight
161 g – 196 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.7src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the barred forest falcon live?

Not recorded

What is the barred forest falcon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Barred forest falcon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barred_forest_falcon&oldid=1314081668), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the barred forest falcon endangered?

The barred forest falcon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the barred forest falcon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderFalconiformes
  5. familyFalconidae
  6. genusMicrastur
  7. SpeciesMicrastur ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817)
Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Barred forest-falconEnglish
  • Barred forest-falconEnglish
  • Barred forest-falconEnglish
  • صقر الغابات المقلمArabic
  • falcó selvàtic barratCatalan
  • sokolec pralesníCzech
  • hebog coed rhesogWelsh
  • Rødhalset SkovfalkDanish
  • SperberwaldfalkeGerman
  • Sperber-WaldfalkeGerman
  • stria arbofalkoEsperanto
  • Halcón Selvático BarradoSpanish
  • Halcón de Monte BarreteadoSpanish
  • Halcón montés agavilanadoSpanish
  • Halcón montés chicoSpanish
  • Halcón-selvático barradoSpanish
  • vööt-metspistrikEstonian
  • raitahaukkanenFinnish
  • Carnifex barréFrench
  • šumski sokolCroatian
  • vörösnyakú erdeisólyomHungarian
  • Falco di foresta barratoItalian
  • ヨコジマモリハヤブサJapanese
  • dryžasis miškinis sakalasLithuanian
  • Gestreepte BosvalkDutch
  • haukskogfalkNorwegian
  • trębacz prążkowanyPolish
  • falcão-caburéPortuguese
  • falcão-de-pescoço-castanhoPortuguese
  • Falcão-mateiro-de-peito-ruivoPortuguese
  • Полосатый лесной соколRussian
  • sokolec čiarkovýSlovak
  • Prugasti šumski sokoSerbian
  • strimmig skogsfalkSwedish
  • Yazılı Orman DoğanıTurkish
  • рарія бразильськаUkrainian
  • 斑林隼Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the barred forest falcon

Other species in the same genus Micrastur.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the barred forest falcon?

An adult barred forest falcon weighs 161 g – 196 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the barred forest falcon endangered?

The barred forest falcon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the barred forest falcon?

The barred forest falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Barred forest falcon (Micrastur ruficollis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/barred-forest-falcon

MLA

“Barred forest falcon (Micrastur ruficollis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/barred-forest-falcon.

BibTeX
@misc{barred_forest_falcon_2026,
  title = {Barred forest falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barred-forest-falcon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}