Problem

Threatened species of Micrastur plumbeus

Other Names:
Threatened species of Plumbeous forest-falcon
Threatened species of Carnifex plombé
Threatened species of Halcón-montés plomizo
Nature:

Micrastur plumbeus is under very considerable threat from forest clearance.

Background:

The plumbeous forest-falcon is a poorly known raptor of the undisturbed closed-canopy lowland and foothill forest of the interior of Colombia and Ecuador. Micrastur plumbeus is restricted to the Pacific slopes of the Andes in south-west Colombia and north-west Ecuador.

Incidence:

Three individuals were mist-netted in the Río ¥ambi Nature Reserve and nearby Patio in 1992, plus one in Los Farallones National Park, Colombia in 1993. In Esmeraldas, Ecuador, three specimens from two sites have been recorded since 1959.

Micrastur plumbeus is considered as "Endangered" by the IUCN Red List. CITES lists the species as "Appendix 2".

Organizations:
BirdLife International
Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries Forestry
Birds, Mammals Birds
Societal Problems Endangered species
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 15: Life on Land
Date of last update
13.06.2018 – 23:37 CEST