and see text Polyborus Caracara is a genus in the family Falconidae and the subfamily Polyborinae.

The crested caracara had in recent years been split into a northern species C. cheriway and a southern species C. plancus, but the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society has voted to again merge the two, retaining C. plancus as the crested caracara.

[4] There are usually four points of identification of the caracara: strikingly white markings on the neck, the tip of both wings, and the tail.

[8] In addition to a preference of walking over flying, the birds also create close bonds with their mates.

Caracaras are territorial creatures who are year-round landlords of trees and land that they occupy.