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'''Alternative name: Yellow-throated Caracara''' | '''Alternative name: Yellow-throated Caracara''' | ||
| − | [[Image:Black_Caracara.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Black_Caracara.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by{{user|arthurgrosset|arthurgrosset}}<br /> Cristalino Lodge, Mato Grosso, [[Brazil]], April 2003]] |
;[[:Category:Daptrius|Daptrius]] ater | ;[[:Category:Daptrius|Daptrius]] ater | ||
==Identification== | ==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== | ==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. | [[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== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest and forest edge up to 300m, open grassland with scattered trees, secondary-growth woodland, along rivers and in mangrove swamps. | Forest and forest edge up to 300m, open grassland with scattered trees, secondary-growth woodland, along rivers and in mangrove swamps. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====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. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | '''Call''': a piercing scream. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#BF Member observations |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015) | ||
| + | #AvianWeb | ||
| + | #Cornell; Neotropical Birds | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Daptrius+ater}} | {{GSearch|Daptrius+ater}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Daptrius]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Daptrius]] | ||
Revision as of 00:38, 12 June 2015
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 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Caracara
