- Caracara
Taxobox
name = Caracara
image_width = 240px
image_caption =Mountain Caracara "Phalcoboenus megalopterus"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Falconiformes
familia =Falconidae
subfamilia = Polyborinae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =
* "Daptrius "
* "Ibycter "
* "Phalcoboenus "
* "Caracara"
* "Milvago "Caracaras are birds of prey in the family Falconidae. They are principally birds of South and
Central America , just reaching the southernUSA .Unlike the "Falco" falcons in the same family, the
bird s in the five relevant genera are not fast-flying aerial hunters, but are comparably sluggish and often scavengers (a notable exception being theRed-throated Caracara ).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"
* Northern (or Crested) Caracara, "Caracara cheriway"
*Southern Caracara , "Caracara plancus"
*Guadalupe Caracara , "Caracara lutosa" (extinct )
*Yellow-headed Caracara , "Milvago chimachima"
*Chimango Caracara , "Milvago chimango"ee also
*
Carakiller , hypothetical descendant of the caracara in the television show "The Future Is Wild ".
*Flexiraptor , a prehistoric bird of prey somewhat convergent to the caracaras.External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=32 Caracara videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
[http://caracara.fieldguideflorida.com Information on Florida Caracara]
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