The western subspecies is smaller and more buff-colored.
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Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Aperture Value
f/5.6
Color Space
Uncalibrated
Exposure Bias Value
1 EV
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Aperture Priority
Flash
Compulsory Flash
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600 mm
ISO
1000
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Multi-Segment
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1/2000 sec
Date/Time
Tue 06 Jan 2015 05:19:03 PM EST
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English Laughing Falcon Scientific (Herpetotheres cachinnans fulvescens) Order FALCONIFORMES Family (Latin) Caracaras, Falcons Family (English) Falconidae Other name(s) Breeding Regions MA, SA Breeding Range Mexico to n Argentina Nonbreeding Range Countries (BETA)map Argentina,Belize,Bolivia,Brazil,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador - mainland,El Salvador,French Guiana,Guatemala, IOC 13.1 Subspecies Group Subspecies Breeding Range cachinnans Mexico through c, e South America to n Argentina fulvescens e Panama and nw Colombia to nw Peru
IUCN Status Code LC (Birdlife factsheet ) Described by (Linnaeus, 1758) German Lachfalke French Macagua rieur Chinese 笑隼 Japanese ワライハヤブサ Russian Смеющийся сокол Spanish Halcón reidor Portuguese falcão-risonho Bird Data App text A medium-sized falcon specializing in snakes that is found inside and outside of {lowland} and mid-altitude forests.
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Breeding Range Codes AF Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara) AN Antarctica AO Atlantic Ocean AU Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, PAL Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan) IO Indian Ocean LA Latin America (Middle and South America) MA Middle America (Mexico through Panama) NA North America (includes the Caribbean) NO Northern oceans OR Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas) PO Pacific Ocean SA South America SO Southern oceans TO Temperate oceans TrO Tropical oceans Worldwide Worldwide
IUCN Status Codes EX Extinct EW Extinct in the wild CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened LC Least Concern DD Data deficient NE Not evaluated PE Probably extinct (informal) PEW Probably extinct in the wild (informal)
