| Laughing falcon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Falconidae |
| Subfamily: | Herpetotherinae |
| Genus: | Herpetotheres Vieillot, 1817 |
| Species: | H. cachinnans
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| Binomial name | |
| Herpetotheres cachinnans (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Synonyms | |
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Falco cachinnans Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The laughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in subfamily Herpetotherinae of family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras.[2] It is found from Mexico south through Central America and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.[3][4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22696267A140969440. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22696267A140969440.en. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Seriemas, falcons". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Check-list of North American Birds (7th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Ornithologists' Union. 1998. p. 107.
- ^ 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