- Falco deiroleucus
Identification
35 cm. Black face, sides of head and upper parts, white throat, orange-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.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Undisturbed tropical forest.
Behaviour
Breeding
Nests on cliff ledges in a scrape or cup shaped depression.
Diet
Its diet includes doves, caciques, and parrots.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing separation from Bat Falcon
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Orange-breasted Falcon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Orange-breasted_Falcon