Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) - HBW 2, p. 113
French: Milan des chauves souris
German: Fledermausaar
Spanish: Milano Murcielaguero
Other common names: Bat Falcon/Pern/Kite, Bat-eating Buzzard/Hawk
Taxonomy: Macheiramphus alcinus Bonaparte, 1850, Malacca.
Monotypic genus with affinities uncertain; formerly classified in Falconidae. Genus name often spelt Machaerhamphus, but Macheiramphus has priority. Little known population of Sulawesi might refer to distinct, undescribed race. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- alcinus Bonaparte, 1850 - S Burma, W Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and NC Sulawesi.
- papuanus Mayr, 1940 - E New Guinea.
- anderssoni (Gurney, 1866) - Senegambia E to Ethiopia and S to South Africa, Madagascar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An individual hunting bats at dusk Locality Gomantong, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp alcinus)
Greg Baker 26 April 2003 1 year ago 41 sec 3.8 -
A distant silhouetted bird stooping into a flock of bats at dusk Locality Gomantong, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp alcinus)
Keith Blomerley 17 September 2001 5 years ago 26 sec 3.5 -
A silhouetted bird flying past at dusk Locality Gomantong, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp alcinus)
Keith Blomerley 17 September 2001 5 years ago 10 sec 3
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Adult flying
Locality Samburu-Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya
Bruno Schmetz 26 November 2008 4 years ago 3.2 -
A bird roosting
Locality Limpopo Province, South Africa (ssp anderssoni)
Fran Trabalon 24 October 2008 2 years ago 2.6
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Bird spotlighted calling from a tall rainforest tree at night (mid evening). Locality Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
Sam Woods 27 July 2007 3 years ago 2
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