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Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus
Family
Falcons and Caracaras
Order
Falconiformes
Codes
y00678, CRCA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyFalcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
SpeciesCaracara plancus
Codesy00678, CRCA
Identification

The Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) is a member of the Falcons and Caracaras family within the order Falconiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code y00678 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Barred Forest-Falcon
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Cryptic Forest-Falcon
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Crested Caracara photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Caracara plancus

Family: Falcons and Caracaras

Order: Falconiformes

eBird Code: y00678