Red-throated caracara (Ibycter americanus)

PN Yanachaga Chemillén - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Feb 19, 2020

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Ferdy Christant

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Whoa, had no idea this caracara even existed! Posted 5 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
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  Haha yes I also discovered it here. They're funny birds, almost always in groups and very loud. They call them atatados here, for the call : A - ta - ta - TAW! Posted 5 years ago

The Red-throated caracara

The red-throated caracara is a social species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus "Ibycter", or sometimes united in "Daptrius" with the black caracara. Unique among caracaras, it mainly feeds on the larvae of bees and wasps, but also takes the adult insects and fruits and berries.

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Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson