Bat Falcon

The female Bat Falcon, at 30.5 cm length, is much larger than the 23 cm long male. Adults have a black back, head and tail. The throat, upper breast and neck sides are creamy white, the lower breast and belly are black, finely barred white, and the thighs and lower belly are orange. Young birds are similar but with a buffy throat. The call of this species is a high pitched ke-ke-ke like American Kestrel.

The Bat Falcon is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Cool name, cool bird! To our delight, Bat Falcons proved common in just about any open habitat in Guyana, from riverside clearings to agricultural lands. These natty little blue-and-orange birds weren’t the least bit shy, either; every morning we were at Iwokrama, one picked off the bats returning to roost in the thatched roof of the dining area. This individual gave us what were certainly the closest views we had of a perched bird, sunning and stretching on a nice blue-sky morning. More

Notes on the Food Habits of the Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) in Tamaulipas, Mexico FELIPE CHAVEZ-RAMIREZ, ERNESTO C. ENKERLIN Journal of Raptor Research: 25(4): Winter 1991: 142-143. The Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) is a small falcon of the New World Tropics. It has a range covering the Neo- tropical region from Mexico south to Peru, Bolivia, Par- aguay, and Argentina and most of the eastern portion of South America in between (Brown and Amadon 1968, Cade 1982). More

The Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) is a falcon that is a resident breeder in tropical Mexico, Central and South America and Trinidad. It was long known as Falco albigularis; the name Falco fusco-coerulescens or Falco fuscocaerulescens, long used for the Aplomado Falcon, are now believed to refer to the present species (AOU 1948). The female Bat Falcon, at 30.5 cm length, is much larger than the 23 cm long male. Adults have a black back, head and tail. More

A bat falcon makes dazzling mid-air catches over Mayan ruins in Guatemala. Channel:National Geographic © 1996-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. All TagsVideo/Animals & Pets/Birds, falcon, bat falcon, birds, maya, kids, Video/Kids Video/Animals & Pets/BirdsTags:Video/Animals & Pets/Bird... More

A bat falcon makes dazzling mid-air catches over Mayan ruins in Guatemala. Welcome to the National Geographic video player. Video Sections - * Animals Video - All the beauty and excitement of the animal kingdom comes to you in thrilling footage of lions, sharks, squid and more. More

Photo Wanted The Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) is a falcon that is a resident breeder in tropical Mexico, Central and South America and Trinidad. Its name is derived from its main prey - bats. This small dark bird of prey inhabits open woodlands and forest clearings. It lays 2-3 brown eggs in an unlined tree hole nest. Description The female Bat Falcon, at 30.5 cm length, is much larger than the 23 cm long male. More

Sunday morning Roberto called saying he had a Bat Falcon in his office. Some kids had found it at the town's racetrack, it couldn't fly, and they'd brought it here. It held one wing slightly lower than the other so maybe it'd clipped a wire. When Roberto fed him some ground pork he gulped it down as if he were starved. Later the bird was put on our gravel road in the hope he'd fly away, but he just stood there, not even attempting to fly when prodded. More

The bat falcon has deep brown irises that may help camouflage while hunting at night. They also have small hooked beaks with yellow cere and orbit. The bat falcon appears to have a preference for consuming bats, although they do not make up the majority of its diet. Their diet consists mainly of small birds and large insects, which include dragonflies (Odonata), moths (Lepidoptera), large grasshoppers (Orthopera), Homoptera, and Hymenoptera. More

Aspects of the topic bat falcon are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * description (in falcon (bird)) The bat falcon (F. albigularis) of Mexico and Central and South America is a little bird with a dark back, white throat, barred black-and-white breast, and reddish belly. It preys upon birds. More

The bat falcon is a small kestrel-like falcon from Central and South America. It weighs around 100-150g for males, and 170-240g for females; larger than a kestrel, smaller than a merlin. Flying weights are 90g for a male, and 140g for a female. They are very agile, and are among the most aerial of falcons. Pictures: Click on an image below to view it full size. "I apologize profusely, but I have not added ALT text support yet. More

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Bat Falcons perch conspicuously on high open snags, from which they launch aerial attacks on their prey. They hunt bats, birds and large insects such as dragonflies. The smaller male takes more insects, and the female more birds and bats. The flight is direct and powerful. This fierce little falcon is partly crepuscular, as the bats in its diet suggest. It lays 2-3 brown eggs in an unlined tree hole nest. More

They're not Peregrine or Bat Falcons, as both of those have horizontally barred feathers on the breast (Bat Falcon - http://ibc.lynxeds.com/files/pictures/Bat%20Falcon_0.jpg). Your falcon has a vertical bar pattern. The white throat patch and darker breast coloring makes me believe it's a Brown Falcon (falco Berigora: http://www.fatbirder.com/photos/50ceed1997052fd7d95678040a35fe6fFalconidae.jpg). More

Bat Falcon - Definition = Bat Falcon Conservation status: Lower Risk (lc) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae Genus: Falco Species: rufigularis Binomial name More

mars 2007 — Bat falcon Panama canalCatégorie : Animaux Tags :bat falcon bird Chargement… J'aime Enregistrer dans Partager E-mail Skyrock Facebook Twitter MySpace Live Spaces Blogger orkut Buzz reddit Digg Chargement… Connectez-vous ou inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ! Publier un commentaire * TheFalconryFan il y a 3 semaines It's hard to believe that this is what they do all day if they are not hungry. More