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Crested Caracara

Caracara du Nord

Caracara cheriway

Birds of North America
  • Crested Caracara
  • Crested Caracara
  • Crested Caracara
  • Crested Caracara
  • Crested Caracara

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Crested Caracara

B L W W W Family Latin Name
23" 58.4cm 49" 124.5cm 2.2lb. 1kg Falconidae Caracara cheriway
  • Breeding
  • Year Around
  • Winter
Crested Caracara range

The Crested Caracara has the appearance of a bird one would expect to see from a different continent other than North America. Similar bird species of prey are seen in Mexico and in Central America. It is seen mostly in the open fields of Florida, Texas and Arizona. The Crested Caracara is a native bird of prey of Cuba.


Birds of Cuba