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The crested caracara takes live prey that has been flushed by wildfire, cattle, and farming equipment. Locally, it has even learnt to follow trains or cars for food thrown out. [18] The opportunistic nature of this species means that the crested caracara seeks out the phenomena associated with its food, e.g. wildfires and circling vultures. [19]
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Crested caracara, Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Crested caracara (C. plancus) in flight Caracaras are birds of prey in the family Falconidae.They are traditionally placed in subfamily Polyborinae with the forest falcons, [1] but are sometimes considered to constitute their own subfamily, Caracarinae, [2] or classified as members of the true falcon subfamily, Falconinae. [3]
The crested caracara is distinguished by its long legs and medium size. [3] The birds can reach a length of 49–58 cm (19–23 in) from head to tail. [4] There are usually four points of identification of the caracara: strikingly white markings on the neck, the tip of both wings, and the tail. [5]
1 Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) in flight.JPG Toggle the table of contents Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Southern crested caracara in flight
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Original – An adult crested caracara in Serra da Canastra National Park, Brazil Reason Good EV and quality Articles in which this image appears Crested caracara, Caracara (genus) FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds Creator Merops. Support as nominator – Tomer T 14:04, 3 February 2022 (UTC)