Red-throated caracara / Rotkehlkarakara (Ibycter americanus)

Wikipedia: Red-throated caracara Source: WIKIPEDIA Red-throated_Caracara.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Ibycter (Ibycter); Family Falconidae (Falconidae)
General: The red-throated caracara (Ibycter americanus) 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.^[2] [more]