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Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)


Carancho (Caracara plancus)
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Record

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Scientific name: Caracara plancus
English Name: Crested Caracara
Spanish Name: Carancho
Portuguese Name: Carcará
BirdLife International:
  Least Concern (LC)  
Sex: Indistinguishable
Life stage: Juvenile
Registration date: 07/03/2026
Country: Argentina
Province / Department: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Location or protected area: Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)
Exact coordinates: -34.539267, -58.440243
Exact altitude: 1 m a.s.l.
Location accuracy: High
Belonging: Native
Condition: Wild
Certainty: Photographed
Reproduction information: No
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography ID: 677375 View Full Record
Publication date: 03/11/2026 20:56:55

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