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Laughing Falcon
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Birds of prey & vultures

Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres cachinnans (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLaughing Falcon
DutchLachvalk
SpanishHalcón guaco
Chinese笑隼
Sranan Tongopakani (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHerpetotheres cachinnans (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The laughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in subfamily Herpetotherinae of family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found from Mexico south through Central America and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyFalconidae
GenusHerpetotheres

In Suriname

650Records in Suriname
27iNaturalist observations
1844First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne207
  • Para128
  • Paramaribo123
  • Sipaliwini46
  • Saramacca29
  • Nickerie28
  • Brokopondo19
  • Wanica18
  • Coronie12
  • Marowijne5

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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