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Cryptic forest falcon

Micrastur mintoni Whittaker, 2003

NTNear Threatenedbirds of prey

The cryptic forest falcon (Micrastur mintoni) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh 202.2 g to 218 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

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Quick facts about the cryptic forest falcon

Weight
202.2 g – 218 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cryptic forest falcon live?

Not recorded

What is the cryptic forest falcon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The cryptic forest falcon (Micrastur mintoni) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in the southeastern Amazon rainforest in Brazil and Bolivia. While uncommon in its Amazonian range, it remains widespread and is therefore rated as least concern by BirdLife International and IUCN. Unlike the lined forest falcon, with which it has long been confused in a cryptic species complex, adult cryptic forest falcons only have a single white tail-band (in addition to a narrow white tail-tip).

From the Wikipedia article “Cryptic forest falcon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cryptic_forest_falcon&oldid=1314147307), 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 cryptic forest falcon endangered?

The cryptic forest falcon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species.

How is the cryptic forest falcon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderFalconiformes
  5. familyFalconidae
  6. genusMicrastur
  7. SpeciesMicrastur mintoni Whittaker, 2003
Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Cryptic forest-falconEnglish
  • Cryptic forest-falconEnglish
  • Cryptic forest-falconEnglish
  • صقر الغابة المشفرArabic
  • falcó selvàtic de màscara rojaCatalan
  • sokolec tajemnýCzech
  • sokolec tropickýCzech
  • Korthalet SkovfalkDanish
  • MintonwaldfalkeGerman
  • Brasilianischer WaldfalkeGerman
  • kripta arbofalkoEsperanto
  • Halcón montés crípticoSpanish
  • brasiilia metspistrikEstonian
  • punanaamahaukkanenFinnish
  • Carnifex cryptiqueFrench
  • Carnifex de MintonFrench
  • sivoleđi sokolCroatian
  • Minton-erdeisólyomHungarian
  • Falco di foresta cripticoItalian
  • インペイモリハヤブサJapanese
  • インベイモリハヤブサJapanese
  • Mintono miškinis sakalasLithuanian
  • Mintons BosvalkDutch
  • panskogfalkNorwegian
  • trębacz skrytyPolish
  • falcão-crípticoPortuguese
  • Краснолицый лесной соколRussian
  • sokolec amazonskýSlovak
  • Kratkorepi šumski sokoSerbian
  • kryptisk skogsfalkSwedish
  • Saklı Orman DoğanıTurkish
  • рарія темнохвостаUkrainian
  • 隐林隼Chinese
  • 神秘林隼Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the cryptic forest falcon

Other species in the same genus Micrastur.

CompareCryptic forest falcon vs Lined forest falconCryptic forest falcon vs Barred forest falconCryptic forest falcon vs Collared forest falconCryptic forest falcon vs Plumbeous forest falcon

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cryptic forest falcon?

An adult cryptic forest falcon weighs 202.2 g – 218 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cryptic forest falcon endangered?

The cryptic forest falcon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the cryptic forest falcon?

The cryptic forest falcon (Micrastur mintoni) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cryptic forest falcon (Micrastur mintoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptic-forest-falcon

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BibTeX
@misc{cryptic_forest_falcon_2026,
  title = {Cryptic forest falcon (Micrastur mintoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptic-forest-falcon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}