Known from the discs' own bird lists
Southern Caracara
caracara plancus
Falconidae
- Disc 2 · 2001 listed
- Disc 3 · 2006 listed
- Disc 1 · 2011 listed
The detailed account of this bird below comes from Disc 1 · 2011. The other discs list the bird but carry no account of it, and none is invented here.
From the original Disc 1 · 2011 revision
Detailed account — Disc 1 · 2011
This detailed account first appears in the 2011 Disc 1 revision; the earlier releases have no account for this bird.
Description Disc 1 · 2011
49-59 cm. The adult has a prominent black cap and occipital crest; sides of head (where feathered) and neck pale buffy white extending posteriorily over the breast, sides of breast and upper back, the whole closely barred with small black wedge-shaped spots; wings, lower back, rump and posterior underparts including tibiae and underwing coverts brownish black or black; bases of primaries white with fuscous barring - this area shows a light patch in flight; belly blackish to creamy white; upper tail coverts and basal two thirds of tail narrowly barred fuscous, the latter broadly tipped with black; iris brown to dull yellow; bare facial skin and cere red; bill bluish at base tipped white; legs yellow.
The immature is like the adult, but the black areas are dingy brown; upper back broadly streaked or blotched with buffy white; breast streaked similarly, the light markings narrowing on the posterior underparts.
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The disc records this picture against the bird without a caption. Disc 1 · 2011
The account, continued
Voice Disc 1 · 2011
Hoarse "ca ra ra RA", last syllable sometimes louder than rest.
Behavior Disc 1 · 2011
In pairs or small groups, foraging frequently on foot or on the wing, flying at low altitude looking out for carcasses, mammals etc.
Breeding Disc 1 · 2011
Common breeder.
Habitat and status Disc 1 · 2011
Common, has moved into deforested areas, in wide variety of semi-open and open areas; typical for ranch country but also in other open areas with scattered trees or forest remnants. From sea level to 2000 meters.
Distribution Disc 1 · 2011
Throughout.
The Disc 2 · 2001 contains no detailed account for this bird (its 2011 account is shown above). None is invented here.
The Disc 3 · 2006 contains no detailed account for this bird (its 2011 account is shown above). None is invented here.
Vocalizations
Each disc's own recording entries are shown under that disc's label. A player appears only where the recording's file survives on a preserved disc.
Disc 1 · 2011
Macaulay 30191 Disc 1 · 2011
Macaulay 34143 Disc 1 · 2011
More images
The disc records this picture against the bird without a caption. Disc 1 · 2011 The disc records this picture against the bird without a caption. Disc 1 · 2011 Photo by Fritz Mueller Disc 1 · 2011 Photo by Fritz Mueller. Disc 1 · 2011 Photo by Fritz Mueller Disc 1 · 2011
Which discs list this bird
- Disc 2 · 2001 — in this disc's bird list
- Disc 3 · 2006 — in this disc's bird list
- Disc 1 · 2011 — in this disc's bird list
How that was established
- Disc 2 · 2001
aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1- Disc 3 · 2006
aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1- Disc 1 · 2011
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The disc's own record fields that place the bird on its list: a non-empty entry in the species table, and the byte that marks it as selected on a local checklist.
Historical checklist participation
Disc 2 · 2001
Selected on local checklists: ASSB.CKD; BRSB.CKD; CASB.CKD; CNSB.CKD; FASB.CKD; FZSB.CKD; ILSB.CKD; ITSB.CKD; JUSB.CKD; MOSB.CKD; NUSP.CKD; PASB.CKD; PCSB.CKD; PESB.CKD; PJSB.CKD; RERB.CKD; RIRB.CKD; SNSB.CKD; SRRB.CKD; SRSB.CKD; SSSB.CKD; VASB.CKD
Listed on product/edition lists: SEBRAZIL.CKD; SEBZ_D1.CKD
Disc 3 · 2006
Selected on local checklists: ASSB.CKD; BRSB.CKD; CASB.CKD; CNSB.CKD; FASB.CKD; FZSB.CKD; ILSB.CKD; ITSB.CKD; JUSB.CKD; MOSB.CKD; MRRB.CKD; NUSP.CKD; PARB.CKD; PASB.CKD; PCSB.CKD; PESB.CKD; PJSB.CKD; RERB.CKD; RIRB.CKD; SDTC.CKD; SNSB.CKD; SRRB.CKD; SRSB.CKD; SSSB.CKD; VASB.CKD
Listed on product/edition lists: SEBZ_D1.CKD; Sebrazil.ckd
Disc 1 · 2011
Selected on local checklists: ASSB.CKD; BRSB.CKD; CASB.CKD; CNSB.CKD; FASB.CKD; FZSB.CKD; ILSB.CKD; ITSB.CKD; JUSB.CKD; MOSB.CKD; MRRB.CKD; NUSP.CKD; PARB.CKD; PASB.CKD; PCSB.CKD; PESB.CKD; PJSB.CKD; RERB.CKD; RIRB.CKD; SDTC.CKD; SNSB.CKD; SRRB.CKD; SRSB.CKD; SSSB.CKD; VASB.CKD
Listed on product/edition lists: SEBZ_D1.CKD; Sebrazil.ckd