Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Black Caracara (Daptrius ater) - HBW 2, p. 249
French: Caracara noir
German: Gelbkehlkarakara
Spanish: Caracara Negro
Other common names: Yellow throated Caracara
Taxonomy: Daptrius ater Vieillot, 1816, Brazil.
May merit generic differentiation from D. americanus, due to differences in morphology, habitat and behaviour. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Colombia, S Venezuela and the Guianas S through Amazonia to E Peru, NE Bolivia and C Brazil (Maranhão, N Mato Grosso).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close ventral view of a bird atop a dead tree, looking around. Locality Fungu Island, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 April 2011 27 weeks ago 48 sec 4 -
A close ventral view of a bird atop a dead tree, flying away at the end. Locality Fungu Island, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 April 2011 26 weeks ago 26 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a tree preening Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 July 2007 4 years ago 25 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a tree at the river's edge, seen from a boat Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 July 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 3.4 -
A bird calling once and another one answering on the background Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Will Carter 1 July 2007 4 years ago 40 sec 3.3 -
A ventral view of a bird in a dead tree. Locality Fungu Island, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 April 2011 26 weeks ago 25 sec 3
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A bird perching on the tree
Locality Shiripuno Lodge, Pastaza Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 18 September 2010 8 weeks ago 4 -
Bird on a pole
Locality Villa Garzón, Putumayo Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 3 June 2009 2 years ago 3.8
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calls Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Jeremy Minns 29 November 2003 2 years ago 0
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