Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,294
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Laughing falcon”.