Caracara (Crested Caracaras)

Genus

Crested Caracaras

Caracara

1 species in our catalog · found in 92 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Crested Caracara
LC

Crested Caracara

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caracara plancus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~40%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~40%
May
~30%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Crested Caracaras

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~70%
2 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~70%
3 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~70%
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~60%
5 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~50%
6 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
~50%
7 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~50%
8 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~50%
9 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~50%
10 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
~50%
11 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~40%
12 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~40%
13 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~40%
14 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~30%
15 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~30%
16 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~30%
17 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
18 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~30%
19 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~30%
20 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
21 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
22 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~20%
23 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
24 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
~20%
25 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
26 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
27 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
28 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~20%
29 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~20%
30 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
31 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
~20%
32 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
33 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~20%
34 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~10%
35 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
36 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
37 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
38 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
39 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
40 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
41 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
42 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
43 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
44 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
45 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
46 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
47 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
48 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
49 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
50 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
51 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
52 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
53 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
54 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~10%
55 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
56 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
57 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
58 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
59 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
60 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
~10%
61 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
62 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
63 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~10%
64 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
65 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
66 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
67 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
68 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
69 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
70 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
71 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
72 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
73 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
74 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
75 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
76 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
77 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
78 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
79 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
80 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
81 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
82 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
83 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
84 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
85 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
86 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
87 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
88 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
89 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
90 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
91 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
92 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%