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A Bat Falcon perched on a dead tree limb, looking down at the prey held under its foot
Species

Bat Falcon

Halcón Murcielaguero
Falco rufigularis
Family
Falconidae
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern
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01Field notes

Watches from tall dead trees at the forest edge and over rivers, then catches bats, swifts and large insects in fast flight, especially at dawn and dusk.

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