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Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, ... A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd ed.). Comstock Publishing.
The yellow-headed caracara (Daptrius chimachima) is new-world bird of prey in the family Falconidae, of the Falconiformes order (true falcons, caracaras and their kin). [4] It is found as far north as Nicaragua, south to Costa Rica and Panamá, every mainland South American country (except Chile), and on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The use of rocks as anvils may allow these birds to access nutrient-rich prey, potentially enhancing their survival during periods when other food sources are scarce. Other Momotidae species like the blue-capped motmot have been observed striking live animal prey against tree branches and other hard objects to kill before consumption. [7]
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Leptodon is a genus of birds of prey. Its two members are similar, with a grey head, black upperparts and white underparts. ... A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and ...
However, its most common prey is the Microlophus occipitalis. [8] It also takes small birds (such as ruddy ground doves), frogs and insects (such as cockroaches); it usually sits on a high open perch from which it swoops on its prey. [9] [10] The call is a high musical pip-pip-pip-pip or kitty-kitty-kitty.
It reached Trinidad in 1961, Tobago in 1974, and has rapidly increased on both islands, sporadically making its way North to Barbados where one pair mated, nested, and produced chicks in 2007. There have been sightings reported in North America with a verified sighting of a bird in Texas posted on Birda on the 17th April 2024.