Slaty-backed Forest Falcon (Micrastur mirandollei)
About the Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
The slaty-backed forest falcon (Micrastur mirandollei) is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Herpetotherinae of family Falconidae, the falcons, and caracaras. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The slaty-backed, collared, and Buckley's forest falcons are sister species. The slaty-backed forest falcon is monotypic. The population in Central America and western Colombia and Ecuador, has at times been treated as the subspecies M. m. extimus, but this separation has not been widely recognized.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 71 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Barred Forest FalconMicrastur ruficollisrecording
- Buckley's Forest FalconMicrastur buckleyirecording
- Collared Forest FalconMicrastur semitorquatusrecording
- Lined Forest FalconMicrastur gilvicollisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.