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Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)


Carancho (Caracara plancus)
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RECORD
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Scientific name: Caracara plancus
English Name: Crested Caracara
Spanish Name: Carancho
Portuguese Name: Carcará
BirdLife International:
  Least Concern (LC)  
Sex: Indistinguishable
Life stage: Several
Registration date: 10/01/2026
Country: Argentina
Province / Department: Buenos Aires
Location or protected area: Henderson
Detailed location: Cerca de Herrera Vegas
Exact coordinates: -36.116658, -61.336704
Exact altitude: 96 m a.s.l.
Location accuracy: High
Belonging: Native
Condition: Wild
Certainty: Heard, Photographed
Reproduction information: No
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography ID: 669868 View Full Record
Manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model: NIKON D3300
Shutter speed: 1/1250
Aperture: 6.3
ISO Sensitivity: 400
Focal length: 600mm
Creation date: 2026:01:10 08:44:55
Using Flash: No
Publication date: 01/27/2026 16:06:29
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