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Threatened species of Micrastur plumbeus

  • 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".

Broader

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
(S) Species
Subject
  • Agriculture, fisheries » Forestry
  • Birds, mammals » Birds
  • Societal problems » Endangered species » Endangered species
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    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024