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caracara /ˌkarəˈkɑːrə /noun (plural same or caracaras)A large New World bird of prey of the falcon family, with a bare face and a deep bill, feeding largely on carrion.- Family Falconidae: four genera and several species.
Some of the oldest known falconids include a crested caracara and a peregrine falcon, both of which lived to 22 years old....- It's penguins, albatrosses, caracaras, steamer ducks and a couple of endemic small jobs you've come for.
- Here you stand a good chance of spotting such rare birds as the chestnut-fronted macaw and red-throated caracara.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Spanish or Portuguese caracará, from Tupi-Guarani, imitating its cry. |