Listen to the Buckley's forest falcon
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About the Buckley's forest falcon
The Buckley's forest falcon is a bird in the family Falconidae (order Falconiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 67 cm.
What does the Buckley's 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. 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
Buckley's forest falcon (Micrastur buckleyi), also called lesser collared forest-falcon and Traylor's forest-falcon, is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Herpetotherinae of family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Colombia and Venezuela.
Related birds in the genus Micrastur
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New Zealand falcon
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Black caracara
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Crested Caracara
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Buckley's forest falcon sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Buckley's forest falcon on this page, including its song. 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 Buckley's forest falcon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Buckley's forest falcon as “least concern”.
What family does the Buckley's forest falcon belong to?
The Buckley's forest falcon (Micrastur buckleyi) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Napo: V.Sumaco: 1 km S "Wild Sumaco Lodge", Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1193073 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Buckley's forest falcon – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Cephas – CC BY-SA 4.0