Hinshaw, Steve
Identification
Milvago chimachima (yellow-headed caracara)
Date Taken
March, 2006
Location
Costa Rica
Caption
Yellow-headed Caracara. Local ranchers call this species "the tick-bird" because of its habit of eating parasitic ticks from the backs of cattle.
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Behaviors
- Feeding Behaviors
Contributors
Steve Hinshaw (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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