Spot-winged Falconet
Spiziapteryx circumcincta (Kaup, 1852)
Falconidae — Caracaras, Falcons
Spot-winged Falconet, Spiziapteryx circumcincta, is a bird of prey in the Falconidae family and breeds in South America from south-eastern Bolivia and western Paraguay to central Argentina. It is the only species in its genus. Although it looks like a typical falcon in form, genetic evidence places it closer to the caracaras. It lives in the Gran Chaco, using open country with scrub and scattered trees, including savanna and semi-arid woodland. Its recorded range reaches from sea level to about 750 m, and it is thought to be most common between 100 and 500 m.
- Order
- Falconiformes
- Family
- Falconidae — Caracaras, Falcons
- Breeding range
- South America: se Bolivia and w Paraguay to c Argentina
