Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Bat Hawk

Macheiramphus alcinus

The Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) is a 650 g forest bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

650 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

32

Photo: (c) Johan van Rensburg, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist