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Southern Crested Caracara

Polyborus plancus brasiliensis

Photo by LeonardoMB
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Field Notes

Description:

This "Southern Crested Caracara" was feeding of another bird. Probaly a "Picazuro Pigeon" ("Patagioenas picazuro") or a "Rock Pigeon" (Columba livia").

Habitat:

I found this specimen on a tree in a pasture, on a region of transition between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.

Reference Links:

Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) - Information on Southern Crested …, Southern Crested Caracara, caracará (Caracara plancus) | WikiAves - A Enciclopédia das Aves do Brasil

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