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Crested Caracara

Caracara cheriway

Photo by FelixO
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Field Notes

Notes:

The Crested Caracara is a national symbol to Mexico. The Golden Eagle was thought to have been the bird on the flag until an ornithologist identified the birds on the original Aztec drawings as Crested Caracaras.

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PublishedAugust 17, 2013

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