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English Name: Crested or Northern Caracara
Scientific Name: Caracara cheriway audubonii
Family: Falconidae (Falcons & Caracaras)
Age: Adult
Location: Weaver Ranch, Raymondville
State / Province: Texas
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Date: April 2007
Species Status: LEAST CONCERN
Taxonomic Notes: Polyborus plancus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into cheriway (AOU 2000, SACC 2005) and plancus (SACC 2005) and both placed in the genus Caracara following AOU (2000) and SACC (2005).
Alternative English Name: Northern Crested Caracara
Alternative Scientific Name: Polyborus cheriway