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Orange-breasted falcon

Falco deiroleucus Temminck, 1825

NTNear Threatenedbirds of prey

The orange-breasted falcon (Falco deiroleucus) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh 339 g to 623 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Orange-breasted falcon (Falco deiroleucus)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the orange-breasted falcon

Weight
339 g – 623 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
69 cm – 85 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.7 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the orange-breasted falcon?

ORANGE-BREASTED FALCON · WINGSPAN 85 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 85 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the orange-breasted falcon is about 50% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the orange-breasted falcon live?

Not recorded

What is the orange-breasted falcon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The orange-breasted falcon (Falco deiroleucus) is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, and in all South American countries except Chile and Uruguay, though in Argentina only in the far northwest. Despite its wide range, it is scarce, and considered by IUCN to be Near Threatened.

From the Wikipedia article “Orange-breasted falcon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orange-breasted_falcon&oldid=1353033688), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the orange-breasted falcon endangered?

The orange-breasted falcon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the orange-breasted falcon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderFalconiformes
  5. familyFalconidae
  6. genusFalco
  7. SpeciesFalco deiroleucus Temminck, 1825

Synonyms Hypotriorchis melanogyne

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • صقر برتقالي الصدرArabic
  • falcó de pit carbassaCatalan
  • ostříž rudoprsýCzech
  • ostříž rezavoprsýCzech
  • hebog bronorenWelsh
  • Rødbrystet FalkDanish
  • RotbrustfalkeGerman
  • oranĝbrusta falkoEsperanto
  • Halcón PlomizoSpanish
  • Halcón de pecho naranjaSpanish
  • Halcón negro grandeSpanish
  • Halcón PechianaranjadoSpanish
  • Halcón pechinaranjaSpanish
  • Halcón pechirrojoSpanish
  • Halcón PechirrufoSpanish
  • Halcón Pecho CanelaSpanish
  • Halcón pecho rufoSpanish
  • ruugepugu-pistrikEstonian
  • punajalohaukkaFinnish
  • Faucon orangéFrench
  • narančastoprsi sokolCroatian
  • rozsdásmellű sólyomHungarian
  • Falco pettoarancioItalian
  • アカハラハヤブサJapanese
  • rusvakrūtis sakalasLithuanian
  • Bonte SlechtvalkDutch
  • langtåfalkNorwegian
  • sokół rudogardłyPolish
  • falcão-de-peito-laranjaPortuguese
  • Рыжегрудый чеглокRussian
  • Красногрудый соколRussian
  • sokol bielohrdlýSlovak
  • Soko narandžastih grudiSerbian
  • orangebröstad falkSwedish
  • Turuncu Göğüslü DoğanTurkish
  • підсоколик рудогрудийUkrainian
  • 橙胸隼Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the orange-breasted falcon

Other species in the same genus Falco.

LC, Least Concern
Merlin (Falco columbarius)

Merlin

Falco columbarius

Falconidae

LC, Least Concern
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

Falconidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the orange-breasted falcon?

An adult orange-breasted falcon weighs 339 g – 623 g and has a wingspan of 69 cm – 85 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the orange-breasted falcon endangered?

The orange-breasted falcon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the orange-breasted falcon?

The orange-breasted falcon (Falco deiroleucus) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{orange_breasted_falcon_2026,
  title = {Orange-breasted falcon (Falco deiroleucus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-breasted-falcon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}