Bat Falcon

Falco rufigularis

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
GenusFalco (Typical Falcons)
SpeciesFalco rufigularis (Bat Falcon)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Coiba National Park

5 Verified sightings at Coiba National Park From 2019 to 2026

10,307 Verified sightings across all 78 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Bat Falcon

The bat falcon (Falco rufigularis) is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.

The bat falcon was long known as Falco albigularis; the names Falco fusco-coerulescens or Falco fuscocaerulescens, long used for the aplomado falcon (F. femoralis), are now believed to refer to the present species. The bat falcon has these three subspecies:

F. r. petoensis Chubb, 1918 F. r. rufigularis Daudin, 1800 F. r. ophryophanes (Salvadori, 1895) Some authors maintain that F. r. petoensis and F. r. ophryophanes are not subspecies but clinal variations in plumage. Others add a fourth subspecies F. r. petrophilus that is usually included in petoensis. Yet others assign only two subspecies, the nominate F. r. rufigularis and F. r. petrophilus.

The bat falcon is closely related to and looks like a small version of the orange-breasted falcon (F. deiroleucus), with which it has often been misidentified. They share plumage and vocal characteristics and are sister species. These two had been thought to be closely related to the aplomado... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park

Falco peregrinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Caracara plancus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
2	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
3	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
4	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
5	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
6	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
7	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
8	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
9	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
10	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
11	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
12	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
13	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
14	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
15	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
16	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
17	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
20	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
21	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
23	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
24	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
25	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
27	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
28	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
29	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
30	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
33	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
37	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	<5%
40	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
41	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
42	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
45	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
46	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
47	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
49	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
51	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
53	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
54	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
55	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
59	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
61	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
62	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
64	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
65	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
66	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
67	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
68	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
69	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
70	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
71	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
72	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
73	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
74	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
75	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
76	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
77	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
78	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

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Bat Falcon

About the Bat Falcon

Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park

Peregrine Falcon

Crested Caracara

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found