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Caracara (Genus) - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Caracara is a genus of birds of prey in the family Falconidae found throughout a large part of the Americas. They are part of a group collectively referred to as caracaras.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracara_(genus)
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Caracara - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Caracaras are birds of prey in the family Falconidae. They are traditionally placed in subfamily Polyborinae with the forest falcons,[1] but are sometimes considered to constitute their own subfamily Caracarinae,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracara
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Southern Caracara - Caracara plancus - ARKive
Learn more about the Southern caracara - with amazing Southern caracara videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/southern-caracara/caracara-plancus/
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Crested Caracara - Audubon Field Guide
Related to the typical falcons, but very different in shape and habits. The Crested Caracara is a strikingly patterned, broad-winged opportunist that often feeds on carrion. Aggressive, it may chase vultures away from road kills.
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/crested-caracara
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Caracara plancus (Southern Caracara, Southern Crested Caracara)
Find population statistics about the Caracara here at IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22733377/0
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ADW - Crested Caracara
Caracaras are present along the Mexican - American Border, from Baja California to Eastern Texas, then south to Panama. There are also isolated populations in Cuba, the Isle of Pines, Louisiana, and in Central Florida
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Caracara_cheriway/
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The Northern Caracara
The Northern Caracara is a resident in Cuba, northern South America (south to northern Peru and northern Amazonian Brazil, especially along the Amazon River proper) and most of Central America and Mexico, just reaching the southernmost parts of the United States, including Florida.
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/crestedcaracaras.html
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Crested Caracara - BirdNote
The Crested Caracara, one of North America's most charismatic birds of prey, is common in Texas, and an isolated population lives in Florida. They stride through the grass on long legs, as they hunt for small animals of all kinds.
http://birdnote.org/show/crested-caracara
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Texas Breeding Bird Atlas: Crested Caracara
Crested Caracaras, in contrast to most raptors, eat carrion as well as any animal they can catch. They are often seen perched on a fence post, tree or utility pole, scanning for live or dead prey or for vultures descending to a carcass.
http://txtbba.tamu.edu/species-accounts/crested-caracara/
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Crested Caracara, Life History - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Learn how to identify Crested Caracara, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. A tropical falcon version of a vulture, the Crested Caracara reaches the United States only in Arizona, Texas, and Florida.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Crested_Caracara/lifehistory
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Crested Caracara, Identification - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Learn how to identify Crested Caracara, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. A tropical falcon version of a vulture, the Crested Caracara reaches the United States only in Arizona, Texas, and Florida.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Crested_Caracara/id
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Caracara Bird - Britannica
Any of about 10 species of birds of prey of the New World subfamily Polyborinae (or Daptriinae) of the family Falconidae. Caracaras feed largely on carrion, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/caracara
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Crested Caracara (Caracara Cheriway)
Learn about birds of prey! Find out information about where they live, what they eat, and why they are important.
http://peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/Crested_Caracara
