Bat falcon

Not to be confused with bat hawk.

Bat falcon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Genus: Falco
Species:
F. rufigularis
Binomial name
Falco rufigularis
Daudin, 1800
Synonyms
  • Falco albigularis
    Daudin, 1800
  • Falco fuscocaerulescens
    Vieillot, 1817 (modern spelling)
  • Falco fusco-coerulescens
    Vieillot, 1817 (original spelling)
  • Odontorhynchus rufigularis
F.r. petoensis
Orange Walk District, Belize

The bat falcon (Falco rufigularis) is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras.[2] It is found in Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.[3][4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22696457A140949181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22696457A140949181.en. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Seriemas, falcons". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Check-list of North American Birds (7th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Ornithologists' Union. 1998.
  4. ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. 30 January 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved January 30, 2023