Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Laughing Falcon
The Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) in the order Falconiformes.
- Scientific name
- Herpetotheres cachinnans
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Laughing Falcon
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Herpetotheres cachinnans cachinnans
- Herpetotheres cachinnans fulvescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco cachinnans
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- South America; restricted to Surinam by Berlepsch, 1908, Novit. ZooL, 15, p. 290.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.90
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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