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 1 year ago 48 sec 4.7 -
perched bird Locality Rioja, San Martín Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 30 November 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 39 sec 4.5 -
A bird in a tree preening Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 July 2007 5 years ago 25 sec 4.5 -
bird perching close to Caura River Locality Las Trincheras, Bolívar State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 17 August 2012 38 weeks ago 24 sec 4.2 -
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 1 year ago 26 sec 4 -
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 5 years ago 31 sec 3.7
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A bird perching on the tree
Locality Shiripuno Lodge, Pastaza Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 18 September 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Bird on a pole
Locality Villa Garzón, Putumayo Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 3 June 2009 3 years ago 3.8 -
Flying beneath the clouds over Amazon Tributary
Locality São Sebastião do Uatumã, Amazonas State, Brazil
owlbird 17 November 2009 25 weeks ago 3.7 -
An immature bird perched on a palm leaf along a forest river (higher resolution available)
Locality Yutajé, Amazonas State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 19 February 2012 1 year ago 3.4 -
An adult rolling on the ground.
Locality Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas State, Brazil
Ingrid Macedo 27 October 2008 1 year ago 3.3 -
Bird calling to another bird at the border of the Caura River - Las Trincheras
Locality Bolívar State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 15 July 2011 45 weeks ago 3.1
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calls Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Jeremy Minns 29 November 2003 3 years ago 0
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