Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Southern-crested Caracara - Caracara plancus

Order: Falconiformes - Family: Falconidae Habitat: Woods and grassland

All records since January 2014
Sounds
© Diego Caiafa Two juveniles © Carlos Ferrari © José L. Merlo © Cora Rimoldi
Adult
Carancho/Southern Caracara© Gustavo F. Brahamian
Carancho/Southern Caracara© Pablo Serur
Blackish belly. Back and breast barred. Large white patch at base of primaries. Blackish crown with a crest. Yellow to red cere. Creamy neck. Rump and tail whitish densely barred black with black terminal band. Yellow legs
Carancho/Southern Caracara© Gustavo F. Brahamian
Carancho/Southern Caracara© Carlos Alberto Toledo
Carancho/Southern Caracara© J. Simón Tagtachian
Carancho/Southern Caracara© J. Simón Tagtachian
Breeding
The nest
It is a solitary brreder. It nests in trees or bushes. The nest is a big and deep platform. Materials of all sorts are used: branches, twigs, stems, threads, plastics, dung, feathers, etc. Carancho/Southern Caracara© José Luis Merlo
Carancho/Southern Caracara© Gustavo F. Brahamian
A token
This scene lasted two minutes. The caracara flew past us carrying a prey in its feet and landed in a tree where there was another caracara. We thought this would cause trouble, but it was not the case. This was not a prey to be eaten, but a token to be offered. They began to chatter. On some occasions the newly arrived caracara uttered the guttural krrrrrrrrrrok as he threw its head back onto the shoulders, which was answered with cries by the other caracara which then flew away as if not interested in it. The caracara then pecked at the prey not very enthusiastically, dropped it and also left. Photos © Roberto Ares
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Carancho/Southern Caracara© Sergio Cusano Carancho/Southern Caracara
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Juvenile
Carancho/Southern Caracara© J. Simón Tagtachian
Browner and more streaked. Whitish legs Carancho/Southern Caracara© J. Simón Tagtachian
Carancho/Southern Caracara© RAP
Diet
Carancho/Southern Caracara© José Alberto Lell Carancho/Southern Caracara© Jorge García Vicente
Carancho/Southern Caracara© J. Simón Tagtachian Carancho/Southern Caracara© Carlos González Ledo
Carancho/Southern caracara© Julio Schindler
Feeding technique
Carancho/Southern Caracara© J. Simón Tagtachian
More photographic records since January 2013