Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Falcons and Caracaras :: Black Caracara

Black Caracara Daptrius ater

Described by: Vieillot (1816)
Alternate common name(s): Yellow-throated Caracara
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Cristalino River, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Sep, 2000 © Arthur Grosset  Cristalino Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Apr, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  Carajás, Pará, Brazil - Oct, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  near Manu National Park, Peru - Aug, 2009 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Peru - Aug, 1995 © W. S. Clark 
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Range

Amazonian South America;
E. Colombia, e. Ecuador, e. Peru, n. and e. Bolivia through Amazonian Brazil (Maranhao, c. and se. Bahia (Rio Pardo, Carinhanha), , n. Mato Grosso) to w., s. and e. Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam and Guiana.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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