were above the ground. Both nest territory and mate fidelity are high. The clutch size is two to six eggs and the female alone incubates. The incubation period is 33 to 35 days and time to fledging averages 38 days. Both parents provision the nestlings but the male provides about 2/3 of the effort. Vocalization The barred forest falcon's "advertising call" is "a somewhat dog-like, monotonous yapping, “keyak”, “ark” or similar". Another call is a "bouncing-ball series...“cah cah cah-cah-cah”, or similar". Neighboring males spar when one gives "a rapid, swelling chitter and the other a rapid clucking". Status The IUCN has assessed the barred forest falcon as being of Least Concern. It has an extremely large range and an estimated population of at least a half million mature individuals, though the latter is believed to be decreasing. No immediate threats have been identified. References Further reading barred forest falcon barred forest falcon Birds of the Amazon Basin Birds of Bolivia Birds of Brazil Birds of Colombia Birds of Central America Birds of Ecuador Birds of the Guianas Birds of Paraguay Birds of Venezuela barred forest falcon Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Taxonomy articles created by Polbot