Definition of Caracaras. Meaning of Caracaras. Synonyms of Caracaras

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Definition of Caracaras

Caracara
Caracara Ca`ra*ca"ra (k[aum]`r[.a]k[aum]"r[.a]), n. (Zo["o]l.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards. Note: The black caracara is Ibycter ater; the chimango is Milvago chimango; the Brazilian is Polyborus Braziliensis.

Meaning of Caracaras from wikipedia

- con****uous whitish-buff patch ('window'), as in several other species of caracaras. The legs are yellow and the bare facial skin and cere are deep yellow...
- When flying, the caracara is often noted to have a pattern on their underside that looks like a cross. The behaviors of caracaras are considered quite...
- being the red-throated caracara). The caracaras are found throughout much of the Americas. The range of the crested caracara extends as far north as...
- Caracara or Carcara may refer to: Caracara (genus), a genus of birds with two extant species Caracara (subfamily), a subfamily of birds with five genera...
- The yellow-headed caracara (Daptrius chimachima) is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in Nicaragua, Costa...
- spot-winged falconet and the caracaras; and Falconinae, the falcons and kestrels (Falco) and falconets (Microhierax). Falcons and caracaras are small to medium-sized...
- striated caracara or Forster's caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) is a Near Threatened bird of prey of the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It...
- Carunculated Caracaras in Ecuador. The Wilson Bulletin, 105:688-691. Vuilleumier, F. (1970) Generic relations and speciation patterns in the Caracaras (Aves:...
- The chimango caracara (Milvago chimango) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia...
- genus Ibycter, or sometimes united in Daptrius with the black caracara. Unique among caracaras, it mainly feeds on the larvae of bees and wasps, but also...