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Crested Caracara

Caracara cheriway

Photo by AndrewOrgill
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Large scavenger with long yellow legs, black body, white neck, black cap, white on tail, orange bill and facial skin with bluish tip to bill, white coloration on wingtips in flight

Habitat:

Scavenging on roadkill immediately adjacent to highway rest area, scrubland-type habitat

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