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| + | ;[[:Category:Falco|Falco]] deiroleucus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 33–40 cm (13-15¾ in)<br /> | |
| − | + | *Black face, sides of head and upper parts | |
| − | + | *White throat | |
| + | *Orangey-brown lower throat | ||
| + | *Blackish breast | ||
| + | *Orange-brown lower abdomen and thighs | ||
| + | *Dark brown eyes | ||
| + | *Yellow green [[Topography#Beaks|cere]] | ||
| + | *Black bill, becoming green towards the base on the lower mandible | ||
| + | *Bright yellow feet | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[Bat Falcon]] will not usually have two colors in the throat area (either whitish or orange but not one above the other). | ||
| + | [[Image:Orange-breasted_FalconAR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|AdamRiley|AdamRiley}}<br />Turtle Mountain, Iwokrama, [[Guyana]], November 2011]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Central America]] and [[South America]] | + | [[Central America]] and [[South America]]: <br /> |
| + | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Argentina]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Lowland tropical forests s. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:Orange-breasted_Falcon.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Tom+Jenner|Tom Jenner}}<br />Tikal, [[Guatemala]], April 2004]] | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
Nests on cliff ledges in a scrape or cup shaped depression. | Nests on cliff ledges in a scrape or cup shaped depression. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | Their diet consists almost entirely of flying birds such as pigeons, caciques, and parrots, shore birds swifts and martins. | |
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=88486 Birdforum thread] discussing separation from Bat Falcon | ||
| + | #AvianWeb | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Falco+deiroleucus}} | |
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| − | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Falco]] | |
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Latest revision as of 01:33, 10 November 2016
- Falco deiroleucus
Identification
33–40 cm (13-15¾ in)
- Black face, sides of head and upper parts
- White throat
- Orangey-brown lower throat
- Blackish breast
- Orange-brown lower abdomen and thighs
- Dark brown eyes
- Yellow green cere
- Black bill, becoming green towards the base on the lower mandible
- Bright yellow feet
Similar species
Bat Falcon will not usually have two colors in the throat area (either whitish or orange but not one above the other).
Distribution
Central America and South America:
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
Taxonomy
Habitat
Lowland tropical forests s.
Behaviour
Breeding
Nests on cliff ledges in a scrape or cup shaped depression.
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of flying birds such as pigeons, caciques, and parrots, shore birds swifts and martins.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing separation from Bat Falcon
- AvianWeb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Orange-breasted Falcon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Orange-breasted_Falcon
