Caracara

Caracara

Taxobox
name = Caracara


image_width = 240px
image_caption = Mountain Caracara "Phalcoboenus megalopterus"
regnum = Animalia
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 southern USA.

Unlike the "Falco" falcons in the same family, the birds in the five relevant genera are not fast-flying aerial hunters, but are comparably sluggish and often scavengers (a notable exception being the Red-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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