falcão-mateiro vs falcão-montês-plúmbeo

Micrastur gilvicollis compared with Micrastur plumbeus

Key Differences

• falcão-mateiro is Least Concern while falcão-montês-plúmbeo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	falcão-mateiro	falcão-montês-plúmbeo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Micrastur	Micrastur
Species	Micrastur gilvicollis	Micrastur plumbeus

Evolutionary Relationship

falcão-mateiro and falcão-montês-plúmbeo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Micrastur.

Conservation Status

falcão-mateiro

LC — Least Concern

falcão-montês-plúmbeo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	falcão-mateiro	falcão-montês-plúmbeo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

falcão-mateiro

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

falcão-montês-plúmbeo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway