Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
- FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
- GenusFalco (Typical Falcons)
- SpeciesFalco rufigularis (Bat Falcon)
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Collared Forest Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus
Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
Micrastur mirandollei
Red-throated Caracara
Ibycter americanus
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Barred Forest Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis
📅 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 Bat Falcon in Soberanía National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Bat Falcon sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 839 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bat Falcon in Soberanía National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Bat Falcon in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.