Order
Falconiformes
Family
Falconidae
Genus
Caracara
 
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Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway

Joan L. Morrison and James F. Dwyer
Version: 2.0 — Published July 27, 2012

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Crested Caracara in North and Middle America. - Range Map
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Crested Caracara in North and Middle America.

Distribution of Crested Caracara (C. p. audubonii) in North and Central America and the Caribbean. This species is also resident throughout much of South America. It is a rare and local resident in Cuba and southwestern Louisiana. See Distribution for details.

Recommended Citation

Morrison, J. L. and J. F. Dwyer (2012). Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.249