Black Caracara (Daptrius ater) 12 June 2019. Rio Ucayali--Pacaya River, Peru
![]() This is an adult with orange facial skin. Immatures have yellow faces. They are the only member of the genus Daptrius which means "bloodsucker," a misnomer possibly derived from the red facial skin. They are omnivorous and are reported to pick ticks off mammals such as tapir and deer. Canon PowerShot SX60 HS. References: Bierregaard, R.O., Jr, Kirwan, G.M. & Boesman, P. (2019). Black Caracara (Daptrius ater). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53187 on 9 July 2019). Black Caracara (Daptrius ater), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/blacar1 Global Raptor Information Network. 2019. Species account: Black Caracara Daptrius ater. Downloaded from http://www.globalraptors.org on 9 Jul. 2019 |