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Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus) Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae) | |||||||||||||
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2016-01-06 Tikal PN, Guatemala
Adults on top of temple IV. Bat Falcon very similar but smaller more compact. Smaller bill. Orange-breasted has exactly that, orange breast above and intermixed with the upper part of the black streaked breast. In this part of its range it is also more associated with forests intermixed with high standing cliffs. Feeds on birds and more by catching and holding the prey in flight, thus having strong tarsi. |