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Guadalupe Caracara - BirdForum Opus

Skull t.png The species Guadalupe Caracara is extinct.
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Alternative name: Mourning Caracara

Caracara lutosa

Caracara lutosus

Identification

  • Brown overall plumage
  • White cheeks and throat

Distribution

Formerly Guadalupe Island (off northwestern Mexico); last reported 1900

Taxonomy

This was a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Open areas and pine-oak forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consisted of carrion.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Cornell Lab, Neotropical Birds

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External Links

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