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Orange-breasted Falcon
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Birds of prey & vultures

Orange-breasted Falcon

Falco deiroleucus Temminck, 1825

NT Near ThreatenedOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishOrange-breasted Falcon
DutchBonte Slechtvalk
SpanishHalcón Pecho Canela
Chinese橙胸隼
Sranan Tongopakani (general name for the group)
Scientific nameFalco deiroleucus Temminck, 1825

About this species

The orange-breasted falcon (Falco deiroleucus) is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, and in all South American countries except Chile and Uruguay, though in Argentina only in the far northwest. Despite its wide range, it is scarce, and considered by IUCN to be Near Threatened.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyFalconidae
GenusFalco

In Suriname

16Records in Suriname
5iNaturalist observations
1905First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie4
  • Sipaliwini4

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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