Crested Caracara
Caracara cheriway
Summary 2
The northern crested caracara (Caracara cheriway), also called the northern caracara and crested caracara, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the southern caracara (C. plancus) and the extinct Guadalupe caracara (C. lutosa) as the "crested caracara". It has also been known as Audubon's caracara. As with its relatives, the northern caracara was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus. Unlike
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Jamie Drake, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/56947492@N00/367630743
- (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracara_cheriway
