Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinus
Least ConcernAves · Accipitriformes · Accipitridae
About
The bat hawk is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea. It is named for its diet, which consists mainly of bats. It requires open space in which to hunt, but will live anywhere from dense rainforest to semi-arid veld.
Fun Fact
This feeding habit has resulted in the evolution of an unusually large gape, the largest of any raptor relative to body size, and is more similar to that of insectivorous birds which feed on the wing such as swallows, swifts and nightjars.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Eat small birds, such as swallows, swifts, and nightjars, or even insects.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance