Family: Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Authority: Whittaker, 2002

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to undergo moderately rapid declines on the basis of extensive forest loss and the further impacts of habitat degradation and fragmentation in its range. It is consequently assessed as Near Threatened. Cryptic Forest-falcon remains widespread, if easily overlooked, and is estimated to have a large population size.

Population size: 1000000-2499999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 4,070,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial