CARACARA

'Caracaras' are birds of prey in the family Falconidae. They are principally birds of South and Central America, just reaching the southern USA.
Unlike the ''Falco'' falcons in the same family, the birds in the four relevant genera are not fast-flying aerial hunters, but are rather sluggish and often scavengers.
The species are:

★ Black Caracara, ''Daptrius ater''

★ Red-throated Caracara, ''Ibycter americanus'' - formerly in ''Daptrius''

★ Carunculated Caracara, ''Phalcoboenus carunculatus''

★ Mountain Caracara, ''Phalcoboenus megalopterus''

★ White-throated Caracara, ''Phalcoboenus albogularis''

★ Striated Caracara, ''Phalcoboenus australis''

★ Crested Caracara, ''Polyborus plancus''

★ Guadalupe Caracara, ''Polyborus lutosus'' (extinct)

★ Yellow-headed Caracara, ''Milvago chimachima''

★ Chimango Caracara, ''Milvago chimango''

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See also

★ Flexiraptor, an extinct bird that somewhat resembled the caracaras.

★ Carakiller, hypothetical descendant of the caracara in the television show '''The Future Is Wild'''.

External links

★ Caracara videos on the Internet Bird Collection