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Scientific name	Common name	Status
Herpetotherinae	Herpetotherinae	higher-level taxonomy
Herpetotheres	Herpetotheres sp.	genus
Herpetotheres cachinnans	Laughing Falcon	full species
Herpetotheres cachinnans [cachinnans, queribundus or chapmani]	Laughing Falcon [cachinnans, queribundus or chapmani]	subspecies group (alt)
Herpetotheres cachinnans [cachinnans or fulvescens]	Laughing Falcon [cachinnans or fulvescens]	subspecies group (or species)
Herpetotheres cachinnans cachinnans	Laughing Falcon (cachinnans)	nominal subspecies
Herpetotheres cachinnans cachinnans (cachinnans)	Laughing Falcon (cachinnans, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Herpetotheres cachinnans cachinnans (maestus)	Laughing Falcon (cachinnans, syn. maestus)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Herpetotheres cachinnans queribundus	Laughing Falcon (queribundus)	subspecies
Herpetotheres cachinnans chapmani	Laughing Falcon (chapmani)	subspecies
Herpetotheres cachinnans fulvescens	Laughing Falcon (fulvescens)	subspecies
Micrastur	Micrastur sp.	genus
Micrastur (Carnifex)	Carnifex sp. (Micrastur)	genus (synonym)
Micrastur (Climacocercus)	Climacocercus sp. (Micrastur)	genus (synonym)
Micrastur [ruficollis, gilvicollis or plumbeus]	Barred, Lined or Plumbeous Forest-Falcon	species group (or species)
Micrastur ruficollis	Barred Forest-Falcon	full species (or nominal subsp)
Micrastur ruficollis ruficollis	Barred Forest-Falcon (ruficollis)	nominal subspecies
Micrastur ruficollis interstes	Barred Forest-Falcon (interstes)	subspecies
Micrastur ruficollis zonothorax	Barred Forest-Falcon (zonothorax)	subspecies
Micrastur ruficollis olrogi	Barred Forest-Falcon (olrogi)	subspecies
Micrastur ruficollis guerilla	Barred Forest-Falcon (guerilla)	subspecies
Micrastur ruficollis concentricus	Barred Forest-Falcon (concentricus)	subspecies
Micrastur ruficollis concentricus (pelzelni)	Barred Forest-Falcon (concentricus, syn. pelzelni)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Micrastur [ruficollis or gilvicollis]	Barred or Lined Forest-Falcon	species (alt)
Micrastur plumbeus	Plumbeous Forest-Falcon	full species (or subspecies)