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Caracara cheriway (Jacquin, 1784)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Falconiformes
family
Falconidae
genus
Caracara
species
Caracara plancus

Name

Homonyms
Caracara cheriway (Jacquin, 1784)
Common names
Caracara Crestado in Spanish
Caracara du Nord in French
Caracara du Nord in French
Crested Caracara in English
Crested Caracara in English
Crested Caracara in English
Crested Caracara in English
Crested Caracara in English
Crested Caracara in English
Crested Caracara / Northern Crested Caracara in English
Crested Caracara / Northern Crested Caracara in English
Crested/Southern Caracara in English
Crested/southern Caracara in English
Geierfalke in German
Northern Crested Caracara in English
Northern Crested Caracara in English
Northern Crested Caracara in English
Northern Crested Caracara in English
caracara moñudo in Spanish
crested caracara in English
nordkarakara in Norwegian Bokmål

Bibliographic References

  1. Avibase - the world bird database.
  2. Dickinson, E. C., and J. V. Remsen Jr., eds., 2013: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 4th Edition, Vol. 1 Non-passerines. l + 461.
  3. Dickinson, Edward C., ed., 2003: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition. 1039.
  4. Dove, Carla J., and Richard C. Banks, 1999: A taxonomic study of crested caracaras (Falconidae). The Wilson Bulletin, vol. 111, no. 3. 330-339.
  5. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
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