Gethen Lare

In contrast with their yellow cousins, the Gethan Lare or Red Desert Drake is a clumsy flyer at best and is larger than most Drakes – second only in size to the Great Northern Drake.

Gethan Lare are keener predators than most Drakes, rarely scavenging and capable of bringing down relatively large prey.

Although capable of flight, the Gethan Lare normally only takes to the air to reach ambush position in trees or on other vantage points and never uses its wings in pursuit of quarry.

Gethan Lare range in colour from a deep orangey brown to a rich sunset red; typically they show their brightest colours only during the mating season when bright red females call out from low branches or ridges to attract mates. The average length of a Gethan Lare is around one metre from nose to tail.