Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | caracarà crestat meridional |
| Czech | karančo jižní |
| English | Crested Caracara |
| English (United States) | Crested Caracara |
| French | Caracara huppé |
| French (France) | Caracara huppé |
| German | Schopfkarakara |
| Icelandic | Gammfálki |
| Japanese | ミナミカラカラ |
| Norwegian | gribbkarakara |
| Polish | karakara czubata |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | carcará |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Caracará |
| Russian | Равнинная каракара |
| Serbian | Ćubasta karakara |
| Slovak | karakara pásikavá |
| Spanish | Caracara Carancho |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Carancho |
| Spanish (Chile) | Traro |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Caracara Cargahuesos |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Caraira |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Caracara Crestado |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Caracara Común |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Caracara Quebrantahuesos |
| Spanish (Panama) | Caracara Crestada |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Carancho |
| Spanish (Peru) | Caracara Crestado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Caracara carancho |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Carancho |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Caricare Encrestado |
| Swedish | tofskarakara |
| Turkish | Tepeli Karakara |
| Ukrainian | Каракара аргентинська |
Revision Notes
Joan L. Morrison and James F. Dwyer revised the Identification, Plumage, and Systematics pages. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Caracara plancus (Miller, 1777)
Definitions
- CARACARA
- caracara
- plancus
- Plancus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.1 — Published July 14, 2023
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.1
- Partial Revision
- July 14, 2023
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
Authors
Joan L. Morrison and James F. Dwyer
Revisors
Joan L. Morrison, James F. Dwyer, and Peter Pyle
Recommended Citation
Morrison, J. L. and J. F. Dwyer (2023). Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.y00678.01.1
Revision Notes
Joan L. Morrison and James F. Dwyer revised the Identification, Plumage, and Systematics pages. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
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Version 1.0
- August 18, 2021
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
Authors
Joan L. Morrison and James F. Dwyer
Revisors
Steven G. Mlodinow
Recommended Citation
Morrison, J. L. and J. F. Dwyer (2021). Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.y00678.01
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Southern Caracara Caracara plancus
Authors
Richard O. Bierregaard and Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Bierregaard, R. O. and J. S. Marks (2020). Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.soucar1.01
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Authors
Joan L. Morrison and James F. Dwyer
Recommended Citation
Morrison, J. L. and J. F. Dwyer (2020). Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.crecar1.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- July 27, 2012
- Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Authors
Joan L. Morrison and James F. Dwyer
Revisors
Joan L. Morrison and James F. Dwyer
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
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1996
- Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Recommended Citation
Morrison, J. L. 1996. Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus). In The Birds of North America, No. 249 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington D.C. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.249.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 23, 2017
- Southern Caracara Caracara plancus
Authors
Richard O. Bierregaard and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Bierregaard, R. O. and J. S. Marks (2017). Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Last Published Version
- January 15, 2015
- Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and J. S. Marks (2015). Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
