Bird watchers in the US celebrate after citing a Bat Falcon for the first time
A bird visiting the United States has caught the attention of all its avian lovers and why shouldn’t it be as this is the first time a bat falcon has been seen in the country, as per a report smithsonianmag.com.
Bird lovers from all over have been visiting Texas to catch a glimpse of this bird which is normally seen in Mexico, and Central and South America.
Talking about this species to Border Report, Jeffrey Gordon who was earlier president of the American Birding Association said: “It’s got everything going for it. It’s rare. It’s spectacular and it’s a bird of prey. It’s showing up in a great location. It’s the perfect storm in the birding world.”
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A small bird which is carnivore, the bat falcon’s belly is rust coloured while its throat is white. Their staple diet is large insects, birds, bats, and small rodents which they prey either at dawn or dusk.
It is categorised as “Least Concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, though degradation and loss of habitat is bringing down their numbers.
The Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge wrote on Facebook that it is likely that this Texas falcon is juvenile because it has “buff-(cinnamon) throat and (chest) bars” while “judging by the thickness of the tarsus and beak”, it seems to be a male.
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