Alternative name: Yellow-throated Caracara
- Daptrius ater
Identification
41–47 cm
- Glossy black overall plumage
- White rump and tail base
- Orange facial skin
Similar Species
Red-throated Caracara, which has a white abdomen.
Distribution
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.
Vocalisation
Call: a piercing scream.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
- AvianWeb
- Cornell; Neotropical Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Caracara. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Caracara
