Listen to the Barred forest falcon
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About the Barred forest falcon
The Barred forest falcon is a bird in the family Falconidae (order Falconiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 196 g.
What does the Barred forest falcon sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song and song/call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Micrastur
More from the family Falconidae
Common kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
American kestrel
Falco sparverius
Amur falcon
Falco amurensis
New Zealand falcon
Falco novaeseelandiae
Red-throated caracara
Ibycter americanus
Black caracara
Daptrius ater
Crested Caracara
Caracara cheriway
Chimango caracara
Milvago chimango
Frequently asked questions
What does a Barred forest falcon sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Barred forest falcon on this page, including its song and song/call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Barred forest falcon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Barred forest falcon as “least concern”.
What family does the Barred forest falcon belong to?
The Barred forest falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: 3 km NW Guagua Sumaco, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song/call · Napo: V.Sumaco: 1 km S "Wild Sumaco Lodge", Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1089154 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Barred forest falcon – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 2.0