Audubon's Crested Caracara

A portrait of Audubon's crested caracara shows the striking orange face, white-tipped beak and black head crest against a bright blue sky.
Photo By/Credit
Renee Bodine/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
02/28/2018
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
An Audubon's crested caracara perches on a palm on a South Florida ranch, likely hunting for prey. Caracaras hunt from the ground, from perches, and while flying.
Ecosystem
Prairie
Species
Polyborus plancus audubonii
Subject tags
Birds
Endangered and/or Threatened species