Red-throated Caracara
Ibycter americanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
- FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
- GenusIbycter
- SpeciesIbycter americanus (Red-throated Caracara)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Barred Forest Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Black Caracara
Daptrius ater
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Collared Forest Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis
Lined Forest Falcon
Micrastur gilvicollis
Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
Micrastur mirandollei
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 17 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 19 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-throated Caracara in Madidi National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Red-throated Caracara sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-throated Caracara in Madidi National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Red-throated Caracara in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.