Black Caracara
Daptrius aterVieillot, LJP, 1816
English (US) Black Caracara
The Black Caracara (Daptrius ater) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) in the order Falconiformes.
Range: the Guianas and southern Venezuela to northern Bolivia and Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Daptrius ater
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Caracara
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1816
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1816
- Type locality
- Brazil.
- Original description
- Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire p.68
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red-throated Caracara
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Yellow-headed Caracara
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Chimango Caracara
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Carunculated Caracara
Daptrius carunculatus
Mountain Caracara
Daptrius megalopterus
White-throated Caracara
Daptrius albogularis
Striated Caracara
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Pygmy Falcon
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