Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) made in Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina on 07/03/2026. The photograph was published by Gabriel Gorrín Armas and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Community Comments
Gabriel Gorrín Armas says:
Este carancho estaba interesado en consumir los huevos de la tortuga de laguna que se encontraba ovipositando en la misma área ese día 7 de marzo, 2026. (ver fotografía
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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 | |
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| Sex: | N/A | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 07/03/2026 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | |
| Location or protected area: | Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS) | |
| Exact coordinates: | -34.607698, -58.352146 | |
| Exact altitude: | 6 m a.s.l. | |
| Location accuracy: | High | |
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| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
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| Photography ID: | 679281 View Full Record | |
| Publication date: | 03/25/2026 14:37:58 | |
