Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Family: Falcons and caracaras
Crested Caracara is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
Did you know
Cabbage palmettos are a preferred nesting site, although they also nest in southern live oaks.
It is a bird of prey in the falcon family, Falconidae.
The nest is a large, open structure, typically placed on the top of a tree or palm, but sometimes on the ground.