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==Name==

==Name==

The origin of the name "caracara" is uncertain; it may be a Spanish or Portuguese corruption of a Tupi word<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caracara</ref> based on the sound the bird makes.  The alternate scientific name ''Polyborus'' is from the Greek, referring to the bird's seemingly gluttonous appetite<ref>http://www.peregrinefund.org/subsites/explore-raptors-2001/falcons/crstcara.html</ref>.

The origin of the name "caracara" is uncertain; it may be a Spanish or Portuguese corruption of a Tupi word<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caracara</ref> based on the sound the bird makes.  The alternate scientific name ''Polyborus'' is from the Greek, referring to the bird's seemingly gluttonous appetite.<ref>http://www.peregrinefund.org/subsites/explore-raptors-2001/falcons/crstcara.html</ref>

==Description==

==Description==

==Reproduction==

==Reproduction==

Caracaras build large nests of sticks in trees, large cacti, or on the ground.  Up to three eggs are laid, incubating for 28-32 days before hatching.  The fledgling period takes around three months before the young fly.

Caracaras build large nests of sticks in trees, large cacti, or on the ground.  Up to three eggs are laid, incubating for 28–32 days before hatching.  The fledgling period takes around three months before the young fly.

==Species==

==Species==

==References==

==References==

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

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