Lined forest falcon

Naming

Together with the plumbeous forest falcon of the Chocó, they are an example of a cryptic species complex. While adults of all three species have the deep orange-red facial skin and cere that separates them from the sympatric barred forest falcon, only the lined forest falcon has two white bars in the tail. The species is listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern, indicating that populations are not in decline.

Evolution

Lined forest falcon was not recognized as a distinct species until 1972, when Schwartz separated the special from Barred Forest-Falcon