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Birds of Cuba, Vagrant Visitors, Introduced Birds and Possibilities

Crested Caracara

Caracara huppé

Caracara plancus

Information, images and range maps on over 400 birds of Cuba

Birds of Cuba
  • Crested Caracara
  • Crested Caracara
  • Crested Caracara
  • Crested Caracara
  • Crested Caracara

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Crested Caracara

B L W W W Family Latin Name
23" 58.4cm 49" 124.5cm 2.2lb. 1kg Falconidae Caracara cheriway
  • Breeding
  • Year Around
  • Winter
Crested Caracara range

The Crested Caracara has the appearance of a bird one would expect to see from a different continent other than North America. Similar bird species of prey are seen in Mexico and in Central America. It is seen mostly in the open fields of Florida, Texas and Arizona. The Crested Caracara is a native bird of prey of Cuba.


Birds of Cuba