Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus(Miller, JF, 1777)
English (US) Crested Caracara
The Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) in the order Falconiformes.
- Scientific name
- Caracara plancus
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Caracara
- Described by
- (Miller, JF, 1777)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Caracara plancus cheriway
- Caracara plancus plancus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco Plancus
- Described by
- (Miller, JF, 1777)
- Type locality
- Tierra del Fuego.
- Original description
- Icones Animalium: Various subjects of natural history, wherein are delineated birds, animals and many curious plants, with the parts of fructification of each plant, all of which are drawn and coloured from nature pt3 pl.17
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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