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Lined forest falcon

Micrastur gilvicollis (Vieillot, 1817)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The lined forest falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh 209 g to 212.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lined forest falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis)
Photo: TonyCastro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lined forest falcon

Weight
209 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
51 cm – 60 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc 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
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the lined forest falcon?

LINED FOREST FALCON · WINGSPAN 60 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 60 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the lined forest falcon is about 35% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the lined forest falcon live?

Not recorded

What is the lined forest falcon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lined forest falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis) is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Herpetotherinae of family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Lined forest falcon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lined_forest_falcon&oldid=1314659138), 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 lined forest falcon endangered?

The lined 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 lined forest falcon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderFalconiformes
  5. familyFalconidae
  6. genusMicrastur
  7. SpeciesMicrastur gilvicollis (Vieillot, 1817)

Synonyms Falco xanthothorax, Micrastur gilvicollis gilvicollis, Micrastur pelzelni, Micrastur ruficollis gilvicollis, Sparvius gilvicollis

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Lined forest-falconEnglish
  • Lined forest-falconEnglish
  • Lined forest-falconEnglish
  • صقر غابات مسطرArabic
  • falcó selvàtic amazònicCatalan
  • sokolec amazonskýCzech
  • hebog coed llinellogWelsh
  • AskeskovfalkDanish
  • ZweibindenwaldfalkeGerman
  • Zweibinden-WaldfalkeGerman
  • dustria arbofalkoEsperanto
  • Halcón montés cabecigrísSpanish
  • amasoonia metspistrikEstonian
  • harmaahaukkanenFinnish
  • Carnifex à gorge cendréeFrench
  • prugasti sokolCroatian
  • fehérszemű erdeisólyomHungarian
  • Falco di foresta lineatoItalian
  • Falco di foresta golagrigiaItalian
  • ヒメモリハヤブサJapanese
  • dryžakrūtis miškinis sakalasLithuanian
  • Gebandeerde BosvalkDutch
  • hvitøyeskogfalkNorwegian
  • trębacz popielatyPolish
  • falcão-mateiroPortuguese
  • falcão-amazónicoPortuguese
  • Falcão-mateiro-de-peito-cinzaPortuguese
  • Двуполосый лесной соколRussian
  • sokolec dvojpásochvostýSlovak
  • Belooki šumski sokoSerbian
  • vitögd skogsfalkSwedish
  • Çizgili Orman DoğanıTurkish
  • рарія венесуельськаUkrainian
  • 紅臉林隼Chinese
  • 细纹林隼Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the lined 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 lined forest falcon?

An adult lined forest falcon weighs 209 g and has a wingspan of 51 cm – 60 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lined forest falcon endangered?

The lined 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 lined forest falcon?

The lined forest falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{lined_forest_falcon_2026,
  title = {Lined forest falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-forest-falcon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}