Red-throated Caracara
Ibycter americanus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Red-throated Caracara
The Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus) 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.
Range: far southern Mexico to northern Bolivia and southern BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ibycter americanus
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-throated Caracara
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco americanus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- no type locality = Cayenne, ex Buff on.)
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.25
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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