Barred Forest-Falcon

Micrastur ruficollis
Family
Falcons and Caracaras
Order
Falconiformes
Codes
baffal1, BAFF, BFFA
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyFalcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
SpeciesMicrastur ruficollis
Codesbaffal1, BAFF, BFFA
๐Ÿ” Identification

The Barred Forest-Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) is a member of the Falcons and Caracaras family within the order Falconiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code baffal1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.