or kaaah notes". It also makes a "high-pitched eek-eek-eek...", apparently to provoke small passerines to mob it so it can catch one. Status The IUCN has assessed the slaty-backed forest falcon as being of Least Concern. It has a very large range and an estimated population of at least 50,000 mature individuals, though the latter is believed to be decreasing. No immediate threats have been identified. It is "[w]idely distributed, but everywhere rare and perhaps patchily present". References slaty-backed forest falcon Birds of Costa Rica Birds of Panama Birds of the Amazon Basin Birds of the Guianas Birds of the Atlantic Forest slaty-backed forest falcon Taxonomy articles created by Polbot