caracara
noun
ca·ra·ca·ra
ˌker-ə-ˈker-ə 
ˌka-rə-ˈka-rə;
ˌker-ə-kə-ˈrä
ˌka-rə-kə-ˈrä
: any of various large long-legged hawks found from the southern U.S. to South America that are classified with the falcons
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The juvenile is healing in the company of an adult crested caracara also being rehabilitated by the Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
While overall capybaras are not considered an endangered species, there are lots of vicious predators after them, including jaguars, pumas, caimans, snakes like the boa constrictor, and birds of prey like the caracara and black vulture, among others.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Just a few days ago, a group in the Galveston area spotted a yellow-headed caracara — the first recorded sighting of the species in Texas, Egelhoff says.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Crested caracaras, those handsome Mexican falcons, for instance, once kept to South Texas.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024
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Lauren Liebhaber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
While overall capybaras are not considered an endangered species, there are lots of vicious predators after them, including jaguars, pumas, caimans, snakes like the boa constrictor, and birds of prey like the caracara and black vulture, among others.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Just a few days ago, a group in the Galveston area spotted a yellow-headed caracara — the first recorded sighting of the species in Texas, Egelhoff says.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Crested caracaras, those handsome Mexican falcons, for instance, once kept to South Texas.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Caracara.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caracara. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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