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Caracara

Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae

Species on page - 4 species in 3 genera depicted (out of 11 species in 5 genera)

+ Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus)
+ Chimango caracara (Milvago chimango)
+ Yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima)
+ Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)

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Southern crested caracara
 The Pantanal

Looking backwards

caracara

Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus)
Family: Falconidae
Araras Lodge
The Pantanal April 2, 2011

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Looking forward

caracara

Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus)
Family: Falconidae
Araras Lodge
The Pantanal April 2, 2011

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Southern crested caracara

pantanal
Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus)
Family: Falconidae
Porto Jofre
The Pantanal
July 27, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Southern crested caracara

pantanal
Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus)
Family: Falconidae
Pousada Aguapé
The Pantanal
July 23, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Chimango caracara
 Colombia

Looking forward

caracara
Chimango caracara (Milvago chimango)
Family: Falconidae
Irotama
Colombia May, 2014

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This looks good

caracara
Chimango caracara (Milvago chimango)
Family: Falconidae
Irotama
Colombia May, 2014

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Easter Island raptor

Chimango Caracara (Milvango Chimango)
Easter Island

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Raptor on Moai

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Easter Island
Chimango Caracara (Milvango Chimango)
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Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)

Caracara

lake titicaca

Mountain caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)
Family: Falconidae
Libertador
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 14, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2
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Yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima)

Yellow-headed caracara

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Yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima)
Family: Falconidae (falcons and caracaras)
Santuário do Caraça, Minas Gerais
August 1, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Supercilious caracara

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Yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima)
Family: Falconidae (falcons and caracaras)
El Valle, Panamá
August 23, 2023
Canon R5

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Last modified: May 9, 2024
Created: December 11, 2012
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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