Caracaras, Falcons

Mountain Caracara

Phalcoboenus megalopterus

The Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) is a 788 g grassland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Caracaras, Falcons

Order

Falconiformes

Weight

788 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

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