Laughing falconBirds in Suriname

Laughing falcon, suriname Macagua rieur, Faucon rieur, Acauã, Halcón macagua, Alen aka, Ma-a-ko Herpetotheres cachinnans

The photo above and both smaller photos were made by Dominiek Plouvier in Suriname (Weg naar Zee): a laughing falcon searches for snakes from a high stake and keeps an eye on the photographer. Just as much interested in the photographer are the other two, captured by Pascal Dubois in French Guyane.

Laughing falcon, Macagua rieur, Faucon rieur, Acauã, Halcón macagua, Alen aka, Ma-a-ko Herpetotheres cachinnans

Laughing falcon Macagua rieur, Faucon rieur, Acauã, Halcón macagua, Alen aka, Ma-a-ko Herpetotheres cachinnans

Laughing falcon Macagua rieur, Faucon rieur, Acauã, Halcón macagua, Alen aka, Ma-a-ko Herpetotheres cachinnans

Laughing falcon, Macagua rieur, Faucon rieur, Acauã, Halcón macagua, Alen aka, Ma-a-ko Herpetotheres cachinnans

Each small square indicates the observation of at least one (group) of these birds, the medium ones at least 4 observations on different days and the largest ones 10 or more. The color of each square indicates: blue for coastal area, yellow for savanna and red for rainforest. It eats snakes and makes a characteristic sound (not available).

Distribution in Suriname (explanation)
Coastal area
Savanna
Forests
Mountain forests
Sipalawini savanna

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