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Bat Falcon

Falco rufigularis

Silhouette: Shyamal · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Vitória

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

86 Verified sightings at Vitória
9,424 In all 64 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

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:

Others add a fourth subspecies F. r. petrophilus that is usually included in petoensis. 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 →

Sounds

Call1:00

Argentina · 2026

© Marcos E. Sosa · XC1091783 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:04

Brazil · 2025

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC974425 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:09

Brazil · 2016

© Jerome Fischer · XC332664 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
3 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
6 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
9 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Closest Relatives at Vitória

American Kestrel
LC

American Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco sparverius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Aplomado Falcon
LC

Aplomado Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco femoralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Crested Caracara
LC

Crested Caracara

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caracara plancus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely
Black Vulture
LC

Black Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coragyps atratus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Picazuro Pigeon
LC

Picazuro Pigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagioenas picazuro

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Ruddy Ground-Dove
LC

Ruddy Ground-Dove

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Columbina talpacoti

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Blue-and-white Swallow
LC

Blue-and-white Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Bananaquit
LC

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bat Falcon in Vitória?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bat Falcon sighting in Vitória on a given day, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 126 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bat Falcon in Vitória?

February and May–August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bat Falcon in Vitória on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and September–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Bat Falcon?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bat Falcon sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Vitória the best place to see a Bat Falcon?

Yes

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Bat Falcon sightings, Vitória has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come San Pedro Sula (Honduras, under 5%) and Manaus (Brazil, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Bat Falcon live in Vitória?

Same genus: Falco

The closest relatives of the Bat Falcon that you can see in Vitória (genus Falco, Typical Falcons) are American Kestrel (about 10%), Peregrine Falcon (about 10%) and Aplomado Falcon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Bat Falcon sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bat Falcon is recorded against all the birds logged in Vitória (86 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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