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Crested Caracara / Caracara plancus

Crested Caracara bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSouthern Crested Caracara, Common Caracara, Crested/Southern Caracara, Florida caracara, Savanna Kite, Mexican buzzard, Mexican eagle, caracara eagle, Audubon's caracara, Southern Caracara, South American Caracara, Southern or Crested Caracara
Old latin name for birdPolyborus planchus, Falco plancus, Polyborus plancus
OrderFalcons / Falconiformes
FamilyCaracaras, Falcons / Falconidae
GenusCaracara
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregions USA to s SA, Falkland Is.

Crested Caracara bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Franco Vushurovich
    Argentina
  • 2.
    Song, © Patrice Adret
    Bolivia
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Argentina
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Call, © Eric DeFonso
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Song, © Noé Eiterer
    Brazil
  • 7.
    'Caracara' calls, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
  • 8.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Chile
  • 9.
    Call, © Juan Mazar Barnett
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    Bolivia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Guadalupe Caracara

Where to see Crested Caracara

Crested Caracara subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Caracara plancus cheriways USA to n SA. Also Cuba, Aruba and Trinidad-No
Caracara plancus plancusse Peru, n Bolivia to e Brazil s to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is.-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BulgarianКаракара
Catalancaracarà crestat meridional
Chinese风头巨隼, 凤头巨隼
Chinese (Traditional)南美鳳頭卡拉鷹
Croatiankrunata karakara
CzechKaranco jižní, karančo jižní
DanishCaracara
DutchKuifcaracara, Zuidelijke Kuifcaracara, Noordelijke Kuifcaracara/Zuidelijke Kuifcaracara, Carancho
EsperantoSuda karakaro
Estoniantuttkarakaara
FinnishTöyhtökarakara, eteläntöyhtökarakara
FrenchCaracara du Nord ou C. huppé, Caracara commun, Caracara de Cheriway, Caracara huppé ou C. du Nord, Caracara huppé
GermanSchopfkarakara, Karakara, Nord-/Schopfkarakara
GuaraniKara kara
Hungarianbóbitás karakara
IcelandicGammfálki, Gamm-/kambfálki
IrishCaracara deisceartach
ItalianCaracara meridionale, Caracara crestato
Japaneseカラカラ, カンムリカラカラ/ミナミカラカラ, ミナミカラカラ
Latviancekulainā karakara, dienvidu karakara
Lithuaniankuoduotoji karakara
Norwegiannordkarakara/gribbkarakara, Gribbkarakara, gribbkarakara
Polishkarakara czarnobrzucha, karakara czubata, karakara białorzytna/czarnobrzucha
Portuguesecaracara-de-crista, gavião-caracará, carancho, caracará, gavião-de-queimada, chimango, caracarai, Caracara, Gavião-carcará, carcará-de-poupa, carcará
Russianкаранчо, Каракара обыкновенная, Равнинная каракара, Обыкновенная каракара, Хохлатая/Равнинная каракара
SerbianĆubasta/južna karakara, Ćubasta karakara
Slovakkarakara pásikavá, karakara chochlatá/pásikavá, karakara pásikavá (karančo južný)
SpanishCarancho Norteño/Meridional, Caracara Cargahuesos, Quebrantahuesos, Carancho meridional, Caracara Crestado, Carancho, Traro, Caracara Carancho, Caracara Quebrantahuesos, Caracara Común
Swedishnordlig tofskarakara/sydlig tofskarakara, Sydlig tofscaracara, tofskarakara, sydlig tofskarakara, Tofscaracara
TurkishTepeli Karakara, Kuzeyli/güneyli karakara
Ukrainianкаракара аргентинська