Slaty-backed forest falcon

Slaty-backed forest falcon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Micrastur
Species: M. mirandollei
Binomial name
Micrastur mirandollei
(Schlegel, 1862)

The slaty-backed forest falcon (Micrastur mirandollei) is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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