Mountain Caracara

The Mountain Caracara is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It is found in puna and páramo in the Andes, ranging from southern Ecuador, through Peru and Bolivia, to northern Argentina and Chile. It is generally uncommon to fairly common. A highly opportunistic bird commonly seen walking on the ground, it will feed on both carrion and virtually any small animal it can catch. It resembles the closely related Carunculated Caracara and White-throated Caracara, but unlike those species its chest is uniform black. Juveniles are far less distinctive than the red-faced pied adults, being overall brown with dull pinkish-grey facial skin.

The Mountain Caracara is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

mountain caracara, Phalcoboenus megalopterus, in Lauca Mountain Caracara, Phalcoboenus megalopterus in Lauca Park Just after this photo was taken, the Mountain Caracara ripped the lizard to bloody shreds, dropping the tidbits into the nest. In this area Phalcoboenus megalopterus makes stick nests warmly lined with camelid wool, usually placed on rock ledges overlooking a bofedal. Both adults attend the nest. More

Notes on a Range Expansion and Summer Diet of the Mountain Caracara in the Andes of South-Central Chile Journal of Raptor Research: 38(3): September 2004: 290-292. The Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) ranges from sea level to 5000 m in Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, and Chile (Araya and Millie 1996, Guia de campo de las aves de Chile, 7th Ed., Editorial Univer., Santiago, Chile; Gonzalez and Malaga 1997, Ornithol. Neotrop. 8:57-69). More

The Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It is found in puna and páramo in the Andes, ranging from southern Ecuador, through Peru and Bolivia, to northern Argentina and Chile. It is generally uncommon to fairly common. A highly opportunistic bird commonly seen walking on the ground, it will feed on both carrion and virtually any small animal it can catch. More

Mountain CaracarasMountain Caracaras = Caracaras The Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) is s South American bird of prey that is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. It inhabits subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and heavily degraded former forests. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Mountain Caracara is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

Mountain Caracara on top of Wayna Picchu. * Tags: * travel, * machu, * picchu, * wayna, * mountain, * caracara * Posted in Assignment: * Travel Snapshots Share this on: del.icio.us del.icio. More

The Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. More