• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Difference between revisions of "Black Caracara" - BirdForum Opus

(→‎References: Updated and expanded; honoring recommended citations.)
(Add Gsearch checked template)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:BlackCaracaraAdA.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Anselmo+d+Affonseca|Anselmo d Affonseca}}<br />Manaus, [[Brazil]], March, 2014]]
+
[[Image:BlackCaracaraAdA.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Adult<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Anselmo+d+Affonseca|Anselmo d Affonseca}}<br />Manaus, [[Brazil]], 23 March 2014]]
 
'''Alternative name: Yellow-throated Caracara'''
 
'''Alternative name: Yellow-throated Caracara'''
 
;[[:Category:Daptrius|Daptrius]] ater
 
;[[:Category:Daptrius|Daptrius]] ater
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
41–47 cm (16-18½ in)
+
41–47 cm (16-18½ in)<br />
 +
'''Adult'''
 
*Glossy black overall plumage
 
*Glossy black overall plumage
 
*White rump and tail base
 
*White rump and tail base
*Orange facial skin
+
*Red-orange facial skin with yellow throat.
 +
'''Juvenile''' is similar but has yellow facial skin.
 
====Similar Species====
 
====Similar Species====
[[Red-throated Caracara]], which has a white abdomen.
+
[[Red-throated Caracara]] has a white abdomen.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Image:Black Caracara Manu Lodge Peru.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Manu Lodge, Río Madre de Dios, Madre de Dios Department, [[Peru]], September 2018]]
+
[[Image:BlackCaracaraIMG 6984.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br />Rio Marañon, Nauta Creek, Nauta, Loreto, [[Peru]], 14 June 2019]]
 
[[South America]]: breeds from southern and eastern [[Colombia]], eastern [[Venezuela]] and the [[Guianas]], through Amazonian [[Brazil]] to east [[Ecuador]], eastern [[Peru]] and northern [[Bolivia]]. Resident.
 
[[South America]]: breeds from southern and eastern [[Colombia]], eastern [[Venezuela]] and the [[Guianas]], through Amazonian [[Brazil]] to east [[Ecuador]], eastern [[Peru]] and northern [[Bolivia]]. Resident.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Line 18: Line 20:
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
These birds will eat almost anything from carrion to insects, frogs and fruit.
+
These birds will eat almost anything from carrion to insects, frogs and fruit. They are reported to sometimes pick ticks off mammals such as tapir and deer.
 +
====Breeding====
 +
Smallish stick nest is usually placed in the crowns of trees or the top of palms. Clutch consists of 2 - 3 white eggs suffused with reddish-brown pigments.  
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
 
'''Call''': a piercing scream.
 
'''Call''': a piercing scream.
 +
====Movements====
 +
Presumed sedentary.
 +
 
==References==
 
==References==
 +
[[Image:Black Caracara Manu Lodge Peru.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Manu Lodge, Río Madre de Dios, Madre de Dios Department, [[Peru]], 13 September 2018]]
 
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#BirdForum Member observations
 
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#BirdForum Member observations
 
#Bierregaard, R.O., Jr, Kirwan, G.M. & Boesman, P. (2019). Black Caracara (''Daptrius ater''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53187 on 9 July 2019).
 
#Bierregaard, R.O., Jr, Kirwan, G.M. & Boesman, P. (2019). Black Caracara (''Daptrius ater''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53187 on 9 July 2019).
Line 31: Line 39:
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Daptrius+ater}}  
 
{{GSearch|Daptrius+ater}}  
 +
{{GS-checked}}
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Daptrius]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Daptrius]]

Latest revision as of 15:11, 3 February 2022

Adult
Photo © by Anselmo d Affonseca
Manaus, Brazil, 23 March 2014

Alternative name: Yellow-throated Caracara

Daptrius ater

Identification

41–47 cm (16-18½ in)
Adult

  • Glossy black overall plumage
  • White rump and tail base
  • Red-orange facial skin with yellow throat.

Juvenile is similar but has yellow facial skin.

Similar Species

Red-throated Caracara has a white abdomen.

Distribution

Juvenile
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Rio Marañon, Nauta Creek, Nauta, Loreto, Peru, 14 June 2019

South America: breeds from southern and eastern Colombia, eastern Venezuela and the Guianas, through Amazonian Brazil to east Ecuador, eastern Peru and northern Bolivia. Resident.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Forest and forest edge up to 300m, open grassland with scattered trees, secondary-growth woodland, along rivers and in mangrove swamps.

Behaviour

Diet

These birds will eat almost anything from carrion to insects, frogs and fruit. They are reported to sometimes pick ticks off mammals such as tapir and deer.

Breeding

Smallish stick nest is usually placed in the crowns of trees or the top of palms. Clutch consists of 2 - 3 white eggs suffused with reddish-brown pigments.

Vocalisation

Call: a piercing scream.

Movements

Presumed sedentary.

References

Photo © by Stanley Jones
Manu Lodge, Río Madre de Dios, Madre de Dios Department, Peru, 13 September 2018
  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdForum Member observations
  3. Bierregaard, R.O., Jr, Kirwan, G.M. & Boesman, P. (2019). Black Caracara (Daptrius ater). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53187 on 9 July 2019).
  4. AvianWeb
  5. Black Caracara (Daptrius ater), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/blacar1
  6. Global Raptor Information Network. 2019. Species account: Black Caracara Daptrius ater. Downloaded from http://www.globalraptors.org on 9 Jul. 2019

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

Back
Top