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Buckley's Forest Falcon

Micrastur buckleyi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Manu National Park
46 Verified records at Manu National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Buckley's Forest Falcon sighting in Manu National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

Barred Forest Falcon
LC

Barred Forest Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micrastur ruficollis

<5% · Rare
Collared Forest Falcon
LC

Collared Forest Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micrastur semitorquatus

<5% · Rare
Lined Forest Falcon
LC

Lined Forest Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micrastur gilvicollis

<5% · Rare
Black Caracara
LC

Black Caracara

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Daptrius ater

10–20% · With luck
Red-throated Caracara
LC

Red-throated Caracara

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ibycter americanus

5–10% · With luck
Bat Falcon
LC

Bat Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco rufigularis

5–10% · With luck
Crested Caracara

Crested Caracara

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caracara plancus

5–10% · With luck
Laughing Falcon
LC

Laughing Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Herpetotheres cachinnans

5–10% · With luck
Orange-breasted Falcon
NT

Orange-breasted Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco deiroleucus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
4 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
5 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
6 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Buckley's Forest Falcon in Manu National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Buckley's Forest Falcon sighting in Manu National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Buckley's Forest Falcon in Manu National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Buckley's Forest Falcon in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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