Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
- FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
- GenusHerpetotheres
- SpeciesHerpetotheres cachinnans (Laughing Falcon)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
Collared Forest Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus
Barred Forest Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Merlin
Falco columbarius
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
Micrastur mirandollei
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Laughing Falcon in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Laughing Falcon sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 391 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Laughing Falcon in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Laughing Falcon in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.