Photo 445201, (c) Damian I Rumiz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damian I Rumiz

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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus planirostris)

Observer

confauna

Date

July 30, 2013

Description

A large group of these bats comes to feed on figs from a native tree (Ficus eximia) planted on the sidewalk in my neighborhood every time it has ripe fruits (one/twice a year). This time they came for over five consecutive days, every nigh for many hours, and I estimated they were about 30 individuals. Bat specialists who saw the pictures agreed that most probably they are this species of Artibeus, quite common in the region.

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