Red-throated Caracara
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Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Subfamily: Polyborinae

[Photo] Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus, formerly Daptrius americanus), Brazil. Author: Arthur Grosset (www.arthurgrosset.com). Source: http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/red-throated%20caracara.html

The Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus) is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It is placed in the monotypic genus Ibycter, or sometimes united in Daptrius with the Black Caracara.

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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