bird species such as cacholotes and in the active communal nests of monk parakeets. The clutch size is two to four eggs; the incubation period is not known; fledging is believed to occur about 33 days after hatch. Details of parental care are not known. Vocalization The spot-winged falconet's main call is a "distinctive nasal clucking constantly repeated, each note falling in pitch with a wailing effect"; it gives this when disturbed at the nest. The species also makes "a loud, guttural "kronk, kronk, kronk..."." Status The IUCN has assessed the spot-winged falconet as being of Least Concern. It has a somewhat limited range and its population size is not known, but the latter is believed to be stable. No immediate threats have been identified. Its "[p]referred habitat is not among those most seriously devastated in the region." References spot-winged falconet Birds of Argentina Birds of Paraguay Birds of Uruguay spot-winged falconet Taxonomy articles created by Polbot