Caracara plancus - crested caracara
Belgium. Antwerp Zoo.
I'm rather proud of this picture because I had to focus from a distance and point right through the rather small openings in the cage. Keeping the camera steady was quite a challenge.
The southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the southern caracara or carancho, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. The classification of this species and name have evolved. It was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus. The use of the name formerly extended to two subspecies: the northern caracara (C. cheriway) of the southern United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South America, and the extinct Guadalupe caracara (C. lutosa) as subspecies. As the name is defined, the range of the southern caracara is restricted to central and southern South America.
Caracara plancus - crested caracara
Belgium. Antwerp Zoo.
I'm rather proud of this picture because I had to focus from a distance and point right through the rather small openings in the cage. Keeping the camera steady was quite a challenge.
The southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the southern caracara or carancho, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. The classification of this species and name have evolved. It was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus. The use of the name formerly extended to two subspecies: the northern caracara (C. cheriway) of the southern United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South America, and the extinct Guadalupe caracara (C. lutosa) as subspecies. As the name is defined, the range of the southern caracara is restricted to central and southern South America.