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ForestCavity nestMedium · 209 g
What the Lined Forest Falcon sounds like
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The lined forest falcon is 33 to 38 cm (13 to 15 in) long and weighs 170 to 262 g (6.0 to 9.2 oz). It has pale gray upperparts. Its white underparts have highly variable gray barring, from light gray only on the breast to heavy bars on the entire underparts. Its tail is dark gray with a white tip and two narrow white bars. Its iris is white surrounded by bare reddish orange skin and its legs and feet are yellow. Voice: The lined forest falcon's most common vocalization is a series of "nasal "cow-káh", "cow káw-káw" or "cow káw-káw-káw""notes. It typically calls before dawn and during wet weather.
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When to see the Lined Forest Falcon
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lined Forest Falcon
The map shades 9 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Martinique.
About the Lined Forest Falcon
The lined 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, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Slaty-backed Forest FalconMicrastur mirandolleiThe slaty-backed forest falcon is 40 to 45 cm (16 to 18 in) long.
Cryptic Forest FalconMicrastur mintoniThe cryptic forest falcon is a rarely spotted bird of prey.
Buckley's Forest FalconMicrastur buckleyiBuckley's forest falcon is 41 to 51 cm (16 to 20 in) long.
Side by side: Collared Forest Falcon vs Lined Forest Falcon · Barred Forest Falcon vs Lined Forest Falcon
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