---
title: "Vleermuisvalk"
description: "Falco rufigularis — Vogels. The bat falcon (Falco rufigularis) is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/bat-falcon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Vleermuisvalk

> Falco rufigularis — Vogels. The bat falcon (Falco rufigularis) is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras.

- Scientific name: *Falco rufigularis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5001
- Wikidata: [Q844220](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844220)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4664](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4664)

## Names

- en: Bat Falcon
- de: Fledermausfalke
- es: Halcón murcielaguero
- fr: Faucon des chauves-souris
- nl: Vleermuisvalk
- pt: Cauré
- pl: Sokół białogardły

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1574), BR (752), CR (462), PA (413), CO (283), BZ (191), EC (188), US (181), PE (132), GF (113), GT (104), AR (98)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_falcon

## Photo

![Vleermuisvalk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bat-falcon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4664

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bat-falcon?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).