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Caracaras are birds of prey in the family Falconidae. They are traditionally placed in subfamily Polyborinae with the forest falcons, but are sometimes considered to constitute their own subfamily Caracarinae, or as members of the true falcon subfamily, Falconinae. Caracaras are principally birds of South and Central America, just reaching the southern United States. Unlike the ''Falco'' falcons in the same family, the birds in the five relevant genera are not fast-flying aerial hunters, but are comparatively slow and are often scavengers (a notable exception being the red-throated caracara). ==Species== * Genus ''Daptrius'' * * ''D. ater'' Vieillot, 1816 - black caracara * Genus ''Ibycter'' * * ''I. americanus'' Boddaert, 1783 - red-throated caracara (formerly in ''Daptrius'') * Genus ''Phalcoboenus'' * * ''P. carunculatus'' Des Murs, 1853 - carunculated caracara * * ''P. megalopterus'' Meyen, 1834 - mountain caracara * * ''P. albogularis'' Gould, 1837 - white-throated caracara * * ''P. australis'' Gmelin, 1788 - striated caracara * Genus ''Caracara'' Merrem, 1826 * * ''C. cheriway'' Jacquin, 1784 - northern crested caracara * * ''C. plancus'' Miller, 1777 - southern crested caracara * * ''C. lutosa'' Ridgway, 1876 - Guadalupe caracara (extinct, 1903) * Genus ''Milvago'' * * ''M. chimachima'' Vieillot, 1816 - yellow-headed caracara * * ''M. chimango'' Vieillot, 1816 - Chimango caracara 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「caracara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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