A southern crested caracara in the ToroToro National Park in Bolivia. The southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the southern car

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A southern crested caracara in the ToroToro National Park in Bolivia. The southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the southern caracara or carancho, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. As presently defined, the southern crested caracara is restricted to central and southern South America. It formerly included the northern crested caracara (C. cheriway) of the southern United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South America, and the extinct Guadalupe caracara (C. lutosa) as subspecies. As its relatives, it was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus.

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