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'''Caracara''' referes to several species of [[bird of prey|predatory birds]] found primarily in Latin America. Despite being slow aerial fliers, and often on the ground as scavengers, caracaras have been placed in the family Falconidae alongside true falcons.

==Species==
*'''Genus ''Caracara'''''
**[[Crested caracara]], ''Caracara cheriway''
**[[Guadalupe caracara]], ''Caracara lutosa''(extinct, 1903)
**[[Southern caracara]], ''Caracara plancus''

*'''Genus ''Daptrius'''''
**[[Black caracara]], ''Daptrius ater''

*'''Genus ''Ibycter'''''
**[[Red-throated caracara]], ''Ibycter americanus'' (formerly in ''Daptrius'')

*'''Genus ''Milvago'''''
**[[Chimango caracara]], ''Milvago chimango''
**[[Yellow-headed caracara]], ''Milvago chimachima''

*'''Genus ''Phalcoboenus'''''
**[[Carunculated caracara]], ''Phalcoboenus carunculatus''
**[[Mountain caracara]], ''Phalcoboenus megalopterus''
**[[Striated caracara]], ''Phalcoboenus australis''
**[[White-throated caracara]], ''Phalcoboenus albogularis''


[[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Caracaras]]
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