Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Falcons and Caracaras :: Southern Caracara
Southern Caracara Caracara plancus
Described by: Miller, J. F. (1777)
Alternate common name(s): Southern Crested Caracara
Old scientific name(s): Polyborus plancus
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Range
C. to s. South America;
C. Peru and c. Bolivia e. and s. of the Amazon from its Delta through Brazil in Bahia (Chapada Diamantina) s. of the Amazon to Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina to s. to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Is.
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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