Species profile
Southern Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Quick answer
Sabana inundable
- Scientific name
- Caracara plancus
- Family
- Falconidae
- Order
- Falconiformes
- Genus
- Caracara
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Southern Crested Caracara in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.