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  • Synonyms White-throated Falcon
  • Old latin name for bird Falco albigularis

Bat Falconbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Call, © Jerome Fischer
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Call in flight, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Mexico
  • 6.
    Call, © Daniel Lane
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Song, © Tomas Sigrist
    Brazil
  • 8.
    Call, © Rosendo Fraga
    Venezuela
  • 9.
    Call, song, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Mexico
  • 11.
    Song, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Colombia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Bat Falcon

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion n Mexico to ne Argentina

Bat Falcon subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Falco rufigularis ophryophanese Bolivia to s Brazil, Paraguay and ne Argentina-No
Falco rufigularis petoensisMexico to w Ecuador-No
Falco rufigularis rufigularise Colombia through the Guianas and Trinidad to s Brazil and nw, nc Argentina-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniyarasa qızılquşu
Catalanfalcó dels ratpenats
Chinese食蝠隼
Chinese (Traditional)蝠隼
Croatiansokol šišmišar
Czechostříž netopýří, ostříž rudobřichý, Ostríž proužkovaný
DanishFlagermusfalk
DutchVleermuisvalk
EsperantoVespertofalko
Estoniannahkhiirepistrik, videvikuhaugas
Finnishpikkujalohaukka, Amerikanlepakkohaukka
FrenchFaucon des chauves-souris
GermanFledermausfalke
GuaraniKiri-kiri, Taguato mbyju'i, Taguato-mbyju’i
Hungariandenevérsólyom
ItalianFalco golarossa, Falco dei pipistrelli
Japaneseコウモリハヤブサ
LithuanianVakaris sakalas, vakarinis sakalas
Norwegianflaggermusfalk
Norwegian NynorskFlaggermusfalk
Polishsokół białogardły, sokól bialogardly
Portuguesecauré, falcão-de-garganta-branca, coleirinha, cauré-i, gavião-de-coleira, temtenzinho, Caure, falcão-morcegueiro
RussianКрасногорлый Сокол, Вечерний сокол
SerbianSoko koji lovi slepe miševe
SlovakSokol netopierožravý, sokol netopierí
SpanishHalcón Cuelliblanco, Halcón murcielaguero, Halcón Plomizo Menor, Halcón negro chico, Halcón Enano
Swedishfladdermusfalk
Tatarкичке лачын
TurkishYarasa Doğanı
Ukrainianпідсоколик смугастогрудий