Birds of Colombia


Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus plancus) Yala, Argentina
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Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus cheriway) Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia
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Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus plancus) Immature Pousada Rio Claro, Pantanal, Brazil
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A large caracara found from United States to tip of South America. Like other caracara, sometimes eats carrion.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba