Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) - a photo on Flickriver

            The Pantanal
Brazil
South America

The southern crested caracara is a medium-sized, bulky raptor with long legs. Its flat head is topped with a shaggy crest. The bill is heavy with a sharp tip.

Crested Caracaras often fly close to the ground with slow and powerful wingbeats. In flight they hold their wings flat like a Bald Eagle and don't teeter like a vulture. They are equally adept at walking on the ground as they are in the air. Crested Caracaras often join vultures to feed on carrion.

The southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the southern caracara or carancho, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. The classification of this species and name have evolved. The use of the name Southern Caracara is now restricted to a bird that is found in central and southern South America. - Wikipedia

Taken in: Brazil / Mato Grosso / Bom Sucesso (show map)

Taken on: September 14, 2012

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Crested caracara

Caracara plancus

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