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Caracara

Caracara \Ca`ra*ca"ra\ (k[aum]`r[.a]k[aum]"r[.a]), n. (Zo["o]l.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards.

Note: The black caracara is Ibycter ater; the chimango is Milvago chimango; the Brazilian is Polyborus Braziliensis.

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caracara

n. Any of several South America and Central America bird of prey in the family ''Falconidae''.

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caracara

n. any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America

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Caracara

Caracaras are birds of prey in the family Falconidae. They are traditionally placed in subfamily Polyborinae with the forest falcons, but are sometimes considered to constitute their own subfamily Caracarinae, or as members of the true falcon subfamily, Falconinae. Caracaras are principally birds of South and Central America, just reaching the southern United States.

Unlike the Falco falcons in the same family, the birds in the five relevant genera are not fast-flying aerial hunters, but are comparatively slow and are often scavengers (a notable exception being the red-throated caracara).

Caracara (genus)

Caracara is a genus of birds of prey in the family Falconidae found throughout a large part of the Americas. They are part of a group collectively referred to as caracaras. The modern species in the genus Caracara were previously considered conspecific (as "crested caracara", a name still widely used for the northern caracara) and were originally placed within the genus Polyborus.

Caracara (song)

Caracara is the second solo single by South African recording artist K.O featuring Kid X, released by Cashtime Life on March 3, 2014. It was released on various digital platforms. Caracara peaked at number 6 on South Africa's official music chart.

Production was handled by Lunatik, who also produced Kid X's debut single "Pass n Special", co-produced Ma-E's "uGogo",Cooler Box by Kid X, Cho dlozi by Maggz and King pin my MaE. The music video for Caracara was released via YouTube on April 25, 2014.

Usage examples of "caracara".

There was only a crested caracara, floating high up on a thermal, long-necked and long-tailed against the bright blue of the desert sky.

He did go as far as a point on the river Caracara, in what is now the province of Santa Fe, and there he built a fort which he named Espiritu Santo, the first Spanish settlement in that part of America.

Claw of the Conciliator, and that you showed him a small black claw, such as might perhaps have come from an ocelot or a caracara, and that you told him you have raised many from the dead by means of it.

The caracara coursed vipers for me, and the hawk lifted his wings to the wind from the top of a pine.

According to Azara, who takes his facts partly from the contemporary writers -- Schmidel, Alvar Nunez, Ruy Diaz de Guzman, and Barco de la Centenera -- the Guaranis were divided into numerous tribes, as Imbeguas, Caracaras, Tembues, Colistines, and many others.

The Caracaras are, from their structure, placed among the eagles: we shall soon see how ill they become so high a rank.

No other course, during the passage - always north to south - of three skuas and that revolting carrion-eater the crested caracara.