Birds of Peru

    FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae (Caracaras, Falcons)  
Genus: Daptrius (1 species, 1 worldwide)


Black Caracara
Black Caracara (Daptrius ater)
PNN Amacayacu, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Usually solitary and uncommon.
Immature (yellow face)


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