Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Falcons and Caracaras :: Laughing Falcon

Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Mana, French Guiana - Jul 16, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Awala-Yalimapo, French Guiana - Jul 22, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia - May 12, 2004 © R S Scanlon  La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Nov, 2005 © Lou Hegedus  Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Sep, 2004 © Tom Stephenson 
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Range

N. Mexico through Central America to tropical South America;
(1) N. Mexico (both slopes from s. Sonora, San Luis Potosi and Tamaulipas and Yucatan) s. to Honduras.
(2) Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Ecuador, Peru and c. Brazil.
(3) E. Bolivia, e. Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina) s. to Sao Paulo, Paraguay and n. Argentina.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Ministerio do Meio Ambiente
Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica - Date unknown Source: Dan Mennill

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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