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 Tortuguero National Park
Barred Forest Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis
Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
Micrastur mirandollei
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Merlin
Falco columbarius
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
📅 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 Tortuguero National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Collared Forest Falcon sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Collared Forest Falcon in Tortuguero National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Collared Forest Falcon in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.