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Southern Caracara

Caracara plancus

Description:

This species has an extremely large range and their population trend appears to be increasing, so they are listed as Least Concern.

Habitat:

The Southern Caracara occurs from Tierra del Fuego in southernmost South America north to the Amazon River region and southern Peru, avoiding the Andean highlands and dense humid forest, such as the Amazon rainforest.

Notes:

Photographed at the Barranquilla zoo.

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27 Comments (1–25)

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 9 months ago

Magnificent !

LarsKorb
LarsKorb a year ago

what a beauty

AshokSaini
AshokSaini a year ago

wow great

isscarr
isscarr a year ago

Wonderful bird!
Wonderful shot!

AlbertTamayo
AlbertTamayo a year ago

Perfect shot! Wonderful DOF!

KarenL
KarenL a year ago

Gorgeous shot!

Jaybird
Jaybird a year ago

Wonderful shot!

EdMarshall
EdMarshall a year ago

Lovely shot

Cadi
Cadi a year ago

Beautiful photo; I wish there were some striking birds like that around here that I can find!

SeanWeekly
SeanWeekly a year ago

Amazing picture Carolina. Great find. Never seen one of these guys before. Thanks for sharing :)

Carolina
Carolina a year ago

Thank you all!!

JavierSalazar
JavierSalazar a year ago

Nice shot!

Nice shot!

takmeng.wong
takmeng.wong a year ago

Awesome bird!

JohnMatzick
JohnMatzick a year ago

Absolutely Gorgeous!

Nice Colors!

wonju.brian
wonju.brian a year ago

What a noble looking bird.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Great feat from treasures of Amazonian empire.....

Habe dieEhre
Habe dieEhre a year ago

what a beautfiful bird!

hookgv
hookgv a year ago

A most handsome bird !

This bird is stunning and so regal! Beautiful picture!

Jim Avitalle
Jim Avitalle a year ago

My favorite bird of prey. Beautiful picture:)

Carolina
Carolina 2 years ago

Thank you Laura and nwelch! They are beautiful, and I really love the sound they make: http://www.xeno-canto.org/recording.php?...

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 2 years ago

The colours are fabulous, this is such an amazing bird :) A beautiful portrait

nwelch101
nwelch101 2 years ago

Great shot! I could never get a good picture of a Caracara on the Ucayali river.

Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

Lat: 10.99, Long: -74.77

Spotted on Nov 26, 2010
Submitted on Apr 9, 2011

Reference

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