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Red-throated Caracara

Ibycter americanus
Family
Falcons and Caracaras
Order
Falconiformes
Codes
retcar2, RTCA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyFalcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
SpeciesIbycter americanus
Codesretcar2, RTCA
Identification

The Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus) 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 retcar2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Cryptic Forest-Falcon
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Red-throated Caracara photo
(c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carmelo López Abad

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Ibycter americanus

Family: Falcons and Caracaras

Order: Falconiformes

eBird Code: retcar2