Caracaras, Falcons

Striated Caracara

Phalcoboenus australis

The Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) is a 1.2 kg grassland bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Caracaras, Falcons

Order

Falconiformes

Weight

1.2 kg

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

4

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