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

Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis

Described by: Daudin (1800)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Falco albigularis

Photographs

Western Highway, Cayo District, Belize - Feb 13, 2003 © Joseph W. Hammond  Saint-Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana - Jul 22, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Chan Chich Lodge, Belize - Mar, 2005 © Kent Nickell  Chan Chich Lodge, Belize - Mar, 2005 © Kent Nickell  Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico - Jun 16, 2005 © Jesus Fernando Cerra Luna 
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Range

Nw. Mexico through Central America to tropical c. South America;
(1) Nw. Mexico from s. Sonora and Tamaulipas s. through Central America (Honduras) to Panama (Taboga Is., Coiba Is., and Pearl Is.), Colombia and w. Ecuador.
(2) E. Colombia e. to Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana and e. of the Andes in e. Ecuador, e. Peru, Bolivia, s. Brazil and n. Argentina.
(3) Tablelands of c. Brazil in Piaui s. to Bahia (Chapada Diamantina), Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo and Parana, adjacent Bolivia, Paraguay and n. Argentina.

Videos

Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is perched on an antenna.

Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is passing fecal matter.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

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

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