Summary ²

The crested caracara (Caracara plancus) is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found from the southern United States through Central and South America to Tierra del Fuego. It was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus.

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1. (c) Jamie Drake, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/56947492@N00/367630743
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracara_plancus

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