Black Caracara (Daptrius ater) 13 June 2019. Rio Ucayali--Supay Lake, Peru
![]() ![]() This an adult with red-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 color of their facial skin. They are omnivorous and are reported to sometimes 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 |