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Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) video
A bird on the wing catching a bat, and flying and calling with its prey in the talons, with a repetition in slow motion (25%).
- Recorded 6 April 2009
- Added to IBC 2 years 29 weeks ago
- Josep del Hoyo
- Location Sima de las Cotorras, Selva El Ocote Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp petoensis).
- Duration 59 sec
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