Caracara facts: the bird like many others | Animal Fact Files

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Caracaras look like they might be a cross between a crown and a hawk but then act like vultures, but they aren't any of these birds - they are, in fact, related to falcons! And while falcons are well known for their amazing flying feats, caracaras prefer to keep their "feets" on the ground. With long legs and generally flattened talons, caracaras spend a majority of their time walking! These birds enjoy open fields and can live high in mountainous areas. They're scavengers and are even strong enough to push vultures off a meal!
Scientific Name: Subfamily - Polyborinae
Range: the Americas (mostly Cenrtal and South)
Size: 1.2 to 2 feet (37-64cm) long; 50 inch (127cm) wingspan
Diet: carrion, small rodents, reptiles, insects, etc.
Lifespan: 20+ years
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@CobwebsCricket_ Год назад

At least 2-3 Caracara’s hang out around my school and the surrounding fields, I remember first seeing them scavenging in one of the fields (pretty close to the road too) and wondering what they were. Next time I saw them me and my mom where stuck in end of the day school traffic and saw one fly around, spent a a solid 30+ looking at bird wings online that matched and finally figured out it was a Caracara. Now it’s always a rare treat to see one hanging out or flying by, for some reason it always brightens my mood.

@beachlover8401 10 месяцев назад

Caracaras are basically secretaries mixed with an eagle. Hard to think about it, but it’s exactly what it is.

@cordero9980 3 года назад

Thank you so much! Your videos are always the highlight of my subscription feed. 😁

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

You're so sweet! Thank you so much!!

@JenniferLupine 3 года назад

I didn’t know much at all about these birds- interesting that they don’t migrate and do mate for life 👍😊

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

It's amazing how many birds of prey stick with the same partner for so long!

@r.616 2 года назад

South and Central Texas home a ton of them too. I heat the past 30 years the numbers have dipped drastically

@darrenporter1850 3 года назад

In Peru a wild Caracara was friends with a local guy. It attacked my camera lense trying to carry off my camera I left on the ground. But I could actually pet it. Loads of personality. In Iquitos the local guide loved them, that's how I learned first about them and saw them.

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

Wow that would be quite the experience! Glad you were able to get the camera!

@darrenporter1850 3 года назад

@@AnimalFactFiles The Caracara enjoyed the Camera lense, started pecking at it. Fortunately the camera was too heavy to take off with. Super intelligent birds. :)

@tinyGrim1 3 года назад

Wow, amazing bird. Looks like a few birds in one, new to me. Thanks so much! Sad people kill them? Odd, they are clean up birds. Love their legs ,cool.

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

So glad you enjoyed it! 💚

@ericcasarez1003 2 года назад

They are abundant here just south of San Antonio. We are quite use to them. We see them flocking on the ground with vultures. About killing them it is highly illegal in the states. You most definitely cannot kill birds of prey and or migratory birds which includes all eagles, hawks, falcons and even buzzards yes you read that right do not get caught killing a vulture or you will be fined by the game wardens. All in all we need these birds and they are pretty cool because they as you said clean up.

@kristamorgan9178 10 месяцев назад

Way cool to see several different species of Caracara, especially the lovely Yellow-headed Caracara preening her tail feathers. Mostly shown is the extraordinarily mischievous Crested Caracara.

@viniciusdesena6041 3 года назад

Here in Brazil we have tons of them, actually we call then Carcarás there's even a famous music about them

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

Oh that's really awesome! Thank you for sharing!! It would be great to experience seeing a bunch and learn about them through music

@samuelplayz6702 2 года назад

Nice:)

@sayitloudblcknproud 2 месяца назад

My daughter and I saw one just hanging out in the parking lot of an apartment complex in San Antonio a couple years ago! He was all by himself just walking around and was very striking. We had no idea what type of bird he was until we researched it. We’ve never seen another since then. I think he was lost in this city because he was smack dab in the middle of San Antonio in a very busy area.

@Theaddman 2 года назад

I just seen one by our house up here in Northeast Texas first time ever. Had to Google it

@Desmond17 3 года назад

Yaayyyy thank you so much for making this video !!!

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

So glad you've enjoyed it! 💚

@gavinhall3826 6 месяцев назад

I seen one in the southern Texas and lost my mind I thought I was tripping this bird is beautiful

@davemyers7507 9 месяцев назад

I had a Cara Cara at my avocado farm it eight avocados it stayed for five years thanks for the video🎉

@mjaster78 25 дней назад

Thank you so much for this video profile you made. We have a family of 4 living in our yard and now I know why they spend so much time on the ground. Sad that the 2 kids will be leaving soon. But will be nice to have the peace and quite as for the past 6 weeks the kids constantly make noise.

@AnimalFactFiles 25 дней назад

So glad the video helped explain some of their behavior. Sounds like a wonderful time!

@grimdark_sh 2 года назад

Carcará my beloved. There are a group of these that I frequently hear and sometimes see around my house! Because of how general their diet can be, they end up doing okay in urban areas, sometimes even eating trash. Something really cool about them is that they've been seen together with vultures as a group!

@turnstilerockets 3 года назад

Love the way these guys walk! Hehe

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

I could watch it all day!

@malda7582 9 месяцев назад

Just videod a couple here near my apt complex in San Antonio TX. First saw them near spring. Now they reappeared in fall.

@thedriftmc 2 года назад

Second largest falcon in the world; second only to the Gyrfalcon. Amazing birds.

@DanDaFreakinMan 3 года назад

Thanks for the African Elephant video! Now I'd like to hear more about the regular leopards

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

Absolutely! Those are on our list so I'll make a note to try and get them done sooner than later. Thanks for watching!

@tct84 Год назад

Loads of them in central Texas just south of Austin

@serminkran1320 3 года назад

Yeah that pretty interesting Oh and Can you do a video about cockotail squid

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I'll add those to the list. Thanks!

@mikec7860 Год назад

Only one I’ve ever saw, was just outside YeeHaw Junction in Floriduh. It was standing on top of a fence post next to Highway 60.

@Col28 3 года назад

These guys are interesting in their looks and behavior. Pretty cool they can change face colors. Thanks for the video!

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Their color changing ability blows my mind; I recommend this video if you want to see it in action: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jgXVljKfCwI.html

@Col28 3 года назад

@@AnimalFactFiles Thank you for the link; that's a very cool video and a great channel on birds it seems!

@AbubakarKhan-nz5jw Год назад

caracaras are uniquely beautiful i came here from recommendations of fourevergreen video

@arexahan1335 3 года назад

give a video about Lory/lorikeet ❤️

@cs292 4 месяца назад

Saw one in Cibolo, Texas 3/23/24

@--Paws-- 3 года назад

They are like what a Secretarybird (sagittarius serpentariu) would be if they didn't have short legs.

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

Oh good point! We have a video on them, too, by the way: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zi6hEbSR9P8.html Thanks for watching!

@johnnyb4125 3 года назад

The great Mexican Eagle

@Oldsport216 2 года назад

I thought that was their name

@DanDaFreakinMan 3 года назад

These guys remind me of the secretary birds

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

I can totally see that!

@Dsoul51 Год назад

The Cacacara range into South Texas. As far north as San Antonio.

@TurtleChicken 2 месяца назад

Even further than that actually I just saw 2 for the first time in Bell county a couple days ago, which is 2.5 hours north of San Antonio

@michaelwall3393 24 дня назад

@@TurtleChickenI live in Granbury in Hood County and have seen two of them off of Gee Road. I assume one is male and other is female.

@zinimountglobal Год назад

Can you please talk about peccaries?

@jewelsofuniverse2130 3 года назад

ancient kemetics be showing lot of anthropomorphic bird et’s especially these caracara’s i wouldn’t be surprised you know these caracaras can see spirits and beyond that

@davipervenom9151 2 года назад

See plenty of them near San Antonio Texas

@Oldsport216 2 года назад

Yes see em all over here

@joelhuckle4523 Месяц назад

Dont see a lynx in the description

@johnbrandt2167 3 месяца назад

Darwin wrote that they will try to pick off the scabs from the backs of horses and mules. Ick.

@tinyGrim1 3 года назад

Odd people would not be able to figure out they can't kill a goat,bit sheep? People always assume worse , ??? About some animals instead of watching or finding out. Sorry, but it does piss me off as it happens so much now days and to people too !

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

I can relate to how you're feeling. It's frustrating to see. Wish people were kinder.

@joshuacarter713 3 года назад

Ukr. These people kill snail kites in fear of them hunting their chickens yet the bird's diet is restricted to only apple "snails". Freakin snails. Apparently everything eats chickens. I wonder when these people will grow up and do their righful research before inflicting any harm to these creatures 😒

@theanimalshow6538 3 года назад

You’ve gotta be kidding me🤦🏽‍♂️

@theanimalshow6538 3 года назад

Not complaining, it’s just been six months since I’ve last suggested the bird of paradise vid

@AnimalFactFiles 3 года назад

@@theanimalshow6538 hey, I realize it can be really frustrating when your requests aren't met. We do our best to accommodate. Our current list of bird requests is over 50 different birds which is almost two years worth of bird suggestions. We're trying. It's not that we're ignoring any requests, there are truly just that many.

@theanimalshow6538 3 года назад

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh k take your time I’ll wait didn’t understand