Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
Micrastur mirandollei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
- FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
- GenusMicrastur (Forest-Falcons)
- SpeciesMicrastur mirandollei (Slaty-backed Forest Falcon)
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Collared Forest Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus
Barred Forest Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
Red-throated Caracara
Ibycter americanus
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Merlin
Falco columbarius
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 16 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Slaty-backed Forest Falcon in Soberanía National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Slaty-backed Forest Falcon sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 407 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Slaty-backed Forest Falcon in Soberanía National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Slaty-backed Forest Falcon in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.