An adult crested caracara in Serra da Canastra National Park, Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Secure (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus:
Caracara
Species:
C. plancus
Binomial name
Caracara plancus
(Miller, JF, 1777)
Synonyms
Polyborus plancus
The crested caracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the Mexican eagle,[3] is a bird of prey in the falcon family, Falconidae (formerly in the genus Polyborus). It is found from the southern and southeastern United States through Mexico (where it is present in every state) and Central and South America, as well as some Caribbean islands. Documented rare sightings have occurred as far north as northern Minnesota and as far south as Tierra del Fuego.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Caracara plancus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22733377A95058702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22733377A95058702.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^"NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^"Crested Caracara Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology". allaboutbirds.org. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
The crestedcaracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the Mexican eagle, is a bird of prey in the falcon family, Falconidae (formerly in the genus Polyborus)...
family (Falconidae). It was, together with the closely related crestedcaracara (Caracara plancus), formerly placed in the genus Polyborus. It was also...
commonly found birds, such as the CrestedCaracara (Caracara plancus) and Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). The CrestedCaracara, also known as the Warawara or...
genome. The DNA shows that the species was closely related to the crestedcaracara. The two species last shared a common ancestor between 1.2 and 0.4...
refer to: American golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos canadensis) Crestedcaracara (Caracara plancus) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
Predators of the wood stork include raccoons (which predate on chicks), crestedcaracaras, which prey on eggs, and other birds of prey, which feed on eggs and...
southern South American caracaras Genus Caracara – crestedcaracaras (2 living species, 1 extinct) Genus Milvago – brown caracaras (2 species) Genus Micrastur...
and the pampas to the north. Bird life is often abundant. The crestedcaracara (Caracara plancus) is one of the characteristic aspects of a Patagonian...
The falcons and caracaras are around 65 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae (representing all extant species in the order...
National Park Guanaco Rheas South Andean deer South American gray fox CrestedCaracara The national park has over 252,000 visitors per year. It is a popular...
be depicted as a golden eagle, though it is also often said to be a crestedcaracara. It is also possible that the bird was inspired by a laughing falcon...
Martín del Campo identified the eagle in the pre-Hispanic codex as the crestedcaracara or "quebrantahuesos" (bonebreaker), a species common in Mexico (although...
instance of mutual grooming between a wild black vulture and a wild crestedcaracara has been documented. Birds seeking allopreening adopt specific, ritualised...
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SL (1 September 2014). "A new fossil species of small crestedcaracara (Aves: Falconidae: Caracara) from the Pacific lowlands of western South America"...
Jr. (2004). "Seed dispersal of Attalea phalerata (Palmae) by Crestedcaracaras (Caracara plancus) in the Pantanal and a review of frugivory by raptors"...
Accipitridae (concluded) Buteos, Golden Eagle, Family Falconidae, CrestedCaracara, Falcons. Handbook of North American birds. Vol. 5. Yale University...
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