Laughing falcon
The laughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in subfamily Herpetotherinae of family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found from Mexico south through Central America and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
| 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) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Falco cachinnans Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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