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Laughing falcon
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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]
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Laughing falcon | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Falconiformes |
Family: | Falconidae |
Subfamily: | Herpetotherinae |
Genus: | Herpetotheres Vieillot, 1817 |
Species: | H. cachinnans |
Binomial name | |
Herpetotheres cachinnans (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Synonyms | |
Falco cachinnans Linnaeus, 1758 |
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