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
© Gustavo F. Brahamian © 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 © Gustavo F. Brahamian © Carlos Alberto Toledo © J. Simón Tagtachian © 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. © José Luis Merlo © 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
© Sergio Cusano

Juvenile
© J. Simón Tagtachian Browner and more streaked. Whitish legs © J. Simón Tagtachian © RAP

Diet
© José Alberto Lell	© Jorge García Vicente
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© Carlos González Ledo
© Julio Schindler

Feeding technique

© J. Simón Tagtachian

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