Abundance: 0.10 to 0.98% (median 0.48%)

Latitudinal range: -27.2° to 10.4°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (13)

Found in 15 samples

Argentina: Camino, Toma, El Rey National Park (Selva Basal, dry season 1994)

Bolivia: Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Brazil: Tapajós National Forest (gap), Tapajós National Forest (forest), Jarí Celulose S.A. (terra firme, control), Jaù National Park (near stream), Reserva Florestal do Morro Grande, Serra do Condurù State Park, AC2

Costa Rica: La Selva Biological Station (gap), La Selva Biological Station (intact forest)

Panama: Limbo Hunt Club (forest)

Venezuela: Imataca Forest Reserve Unit 5

See also Micrastur gilvicollis, Micrastur mirandollei, Micrastur ruficollis