The crested caracara is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found from the southern United States through Central and South America to Tierra del Fuego. It was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Miller, JF 1777)
Reference:
Icon. Animalium
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Protonym:
Falco Plancus
Type locality:
Tierra del Fuego.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49649848
Avibase ID:
CFED276FD6D14015
Avibase ID:
avibase-CFED276F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CFED276F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554146
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Southern or Crested Caracara ( Caracara [plancus or cheriway]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Southern or Crested Caracara ( Caracara [plancus or cheriway]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Southern or Crested Caracara ( Caracara [plancus or cheriway]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Southern or Crested Caracara ( Caracara [plancus or cheriway]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Southern or Crested Caracara ( Caracara [plancus or cheriway]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Southern or Crested Caracara ( Caracara [plancus or cheriway]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Southern or Crested Caracara ( Caracara [plancus or cheriway]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Southern or Crested Caracara ( Caracara [plancus or cheriway]) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Caracara huppé ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Crested Caracara ( Polyborus plancus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Crested/Southern Caracara ( Caracara cheriway/plancus) |
eBird version 1.54: Crested/Southern Caracara ( Caracara cheriway/plancus) |
eBird version 1.55: Crested/Southern Caracara ( Caracara cheriway/plancus) |
eBird version 2015: Crested/Southern Caracara ( Caracara cheriway/plancus) |
eBird version 2016: Crested/Southern Caracara ( Caracara cheriway/plancus) |
eBird version 2017: Crested/Southern Caracara ( Caracara cheriway/plancus) |
eBird version 2018: Crested/Southern Caracara ( Caracara cheriway/plancus) |
eBird version 2019: Crested/Southern Caracara ( Caracara cheriway/plancus) |
eBird version 2021: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Common Caracara ( Polyborus plancus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Common Caracara ( Polyborus plancus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Crested Caracara ( Polyborus plancus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Crested Caracara ( Polyborus plancus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Crested Caracara ( Polyborus plancus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Caracara [plancus or lutosa]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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