Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
About Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Pelicans
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
The crested caracara is a bird of prey (raptor) in the falcon family, Falconidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus before being given in its own genus, Caracara. It is native to and found in the southern and southeastern United States, Mexico and the majority of mainland Latin America, as well as some Caribbean islands. The crested caracara is quite adaptable and hardy, for a species found predominantly in the neotropics; it can be found in a range of environments and ecosystems, including semi-arid and desert climates, maritime or coastal areas, subtropical and tropical forests, temperate regions, plains, swamps, and even in urban areas. Documented, albeit rare, sightings have occurred as far north as Minnesota and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island. The southern extent of the crested caracara's distribution can reach as far as Tierra del Fuego and Magallanes Region, Chile.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2001-12-25
Tehualmixtle, MexicoOn the road into the beach. -
2005-02-01
Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina -
2006-11-26
Guayaquil, Ecuador -
2007-10-17
Sontecomapan, Mexico -
2008-02-21
Puerto Adolfo Lopes Mateos, MexicoJust outside of town eating a road-kill cow. -
2009-02-18
Parque National Palo Verde, Costa Rica -
2011-07-14
Chapada dos Guimaraes, Brazil -
2011-07-15
Pantanal, Brazil -
2011-07-21
Itacare, Brazil -
2011-07-25
Praia do Forte, Brazil -
2013-04-16
Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), United States of America -
2013-04-18
Galveston Island, United States of America -
2013-04-20
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America -
2015-10-28
Parque Nacional Soberania, Panama -
2020-01-30
Playa Patzcuaro, Mexico -
2020-12-22
Humedal de Mantagua, Chile -
2021-11-19
Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina -
2021-11-24
Iguazu Falls, Argentina -
2021-11-25
Random Airport Neighborhood, Argentina -
2021-11-25
Ushuaia, Argentina -
2021-11-26
Ushuaia, Argentina -
2021-12-10
Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina -
2021-12-10
Ushuaia, Argentina -
2021-12-11
Ushuaia, Argentina -
2021-12-12
Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina -
2023-02-09
La Linea, Colombia -
2023-10-02
La Fortuna, Costa Rica -
2024-02-03
Cayo Coco, Cuba -
2024-03-27
Teotitlan del Valle, Mexico -
2024-03-27
Cerro del Fortin, Mexico -
2024-03-28
Monte Alban, Mexico -
2024-03-31
Parque Nacional Huatulco, Mexico -
2024-10-09
Barranquilla Swamp, Colombia -
2024-10-13
Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos, Colombia -
2024-10-14
Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos, Colombia -
2025-07-07
Buenaventura, Ecuador
