Species Detail: Polyborus plancus
Taxonomy / Classification
Scientific Name: Polyborus plancus
 
Authority: (J. F. Miller, 1777)
 
Synonyms:
 
Common Names:
Common Names Location Language
Caracara Global English
Caracara Dutch Caribbean Dutch
Crested Caracara Global English
Kuifcaracara Dutch Caribbean Dutch
Warawara Dutch Caribbean Papiamento
 
 
Formal Taxonomy:
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Animalia Chordata Aves
(Birds)		 Ciconiiformes
 Falconidae Caracara
 
Taxonomic Comments:
 
General Species Description: Length 55 cm; wingspan 120 cm. Large hawk, recognized in flight by long neck and large white patch at wing tip (base of primaries). Wing broad, tip 'fingered'. Tail rather long, with broad teminal band. Dark crown contrasts with buffish-white head and neck; crown feathers may b raised to form incospicuous crest. At close quarters, naked, pink or orange-coloured facial skin conspicuous. Bill stong and hooked. Adult has narrow tranverse black bars on breast; abdomen and underside of wing black. Facial skin orange; feet bright orange-yellow.

Conservation Status
Status type Location Status Review date
CITES Global II
SPAW Caribbean II

Habitats Terrestrially widely distributed: No

Habitat subtype Description Comments
TERRESTRIAL - shrublands

Distribution Status No Distributions listed.

Location Occurrence Status Description
Aruba Breeding bird
Bonaire Breeding bird
Curaçao Breeding bird

Population
Location Quality Quantity Description Date Comments
Aruba Breeding bird, scarce
Bonaire Breeding bird, very scarce
Curaçao Breeding bird, scarce

Threats No Threats listed.

Uses No Uses listed.

Resources
Images
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Distribution Maps No Distribution Maps listed.

Documents No Documents listed.

Web Links No Web Links listed.

References
Citation Author Reference Type
Birds of the Netherlands Antilles / Karel Hendrik Voous ; coloured plates by Henk J. Slijper. - Voous, Karel Hendrik. - 327 p. : ill., pl. ; 20 cm. - [2nd, rev. ed., English version]. - With bibliogr., index. - 1st ed.: 1955, Dutch version (De vogels van de Nederlandse Antillen). - 90-6011-157-5. - Zutphen : Walburg Pers, 1983 Voous, Karel Hendrik Published document

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