We spent the morning of Sunday, January 15, 2012, birding along a small tributary (Tapara Creek) of the Amazon below the main confluence of the Ucayali-Marañón Rivers. Brad photographed a Bat Falcon, Falco rufigularis, while we were on our way back to the Aquamarina for a morning break. Adults have a black back, head, and tail. The throat, upper breast, and sides of the neck are a creamy white color. The lower breast and belly are black and are finely barred with white. The thighs and lower belly are orange. This falcon gets its name from its ability to catch bats which it usually takes at dawn and dusk (it also has the capability to snatch fast flying birds). Temperatures were in the low 80's on this humid morning with overcast skies.
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Date/Time | 2013:06:20 15:33:35 |
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Date/Time Original | 2012:01:15 09:23:34 |
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