Collared Forest Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
- FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
- GenusMicrastur (Forest-Falcons)
- SpeciesMicrastur semitorquatus (Collared Forest Falcon)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Barred Forest Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis
Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
Micrastur mirandollei
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Red-throated Caracara
Ibycter americanus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Collared Forest Falcon in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Collared Forest Falcon sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 146 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Collared Forest Falcon in Arenal Volcano National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Collared Forest Falcon in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.