Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres cachinnans - Macagua rieur

Macagua rieur
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Falconiformes

  • Family
    :

    Falconidés

  • Genus
    :

    Herpetotheres

  • Species
    :

    cachinnans

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 53 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 75 à 91 cm.
  • Weight
    : 565 à 800 g
Longevity

14 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Macagua rieur
adult
Macagua rieur
immature

Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) is a species of bird in the Falconidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Herpetotheres cachinnans cachinnans (Mexico through c, e South America to n Argentina)
  • Herpetotheres cachinnans fulvescens (e Panama and nw Colombia to nw Peru)

Foreign names

  • Macagua rieur,
  • Halcón reidor,
  • acauã,
  • Lachfalke,
  • kígyászsólyom,
  • Lachvalk,
  • Falco sghignazzante,
  • skrattfalk,
  • Latterfalk,
  • plazožrút krikľavý,
  • sokolec volavý,
  • Latterfalk,
  • nauruhaukka,
  • falcó rialler,
  • trębacz chichotliwy,
  • Смеющийся сокол,
  • ワライハヤブサ,
  • 笑隼,
  • skrattfalk,
  • 笑隼,

Voice song and cries

Macagua rieur
adult

Habitat

Macagua rieur

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Savanna : Dry

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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