Southern Caracara

📸 Photo by Janice Carriger: https://www.pexels.com/photo/crested-caracara-in-natural-habitat-29037898/

Bold, long-legged and unmistakable, the Southern Caracara strolls across South America’s pampas and ranchlands. Ground-foraging, it cleans up carrion and snaps up insects or small reptiles. Farmers welcome its tidy habits, birders its orange face and dark crest.

Habitat: The Southern Caracara can be found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa-rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Falkland-is, French-guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-and-tobago, United-states-of-america, Uruguay