Location
Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste
Costa Rica
Metadata
Make Nikon D300
Lens Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G
at 450 mm
Exposure 1/640 s, f/5.6, ISO 1600
Image size 800 x 533 pixels
IOC Names
Order Falconiformes Family Falconidae
Deutsch Karakara Dutch Noordelijke Kuifcaracara
Italian Caracara crestato Spanish Caracara Crestada Norteño
Comments
Unlike the other Falcons, the five genders of Caracaras are not fast-flying aerial hunters. They are comparatively slow and are often scavengers, except the Red-throated Caracara, which destroys arboreal wasps' and bees' nests to extract larvae.
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| 28/12/2008 |
Northern Crested Caracara |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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