Carunculated Caracara
Phalcoboenus carunculatus (des Murs, 1853)
Falconidae — Caracaras, Falcons
Carunculated Caracara, Phalcoboenus carunculatus, is a bird of prey found in the Andes of southwestern Colombia and southern Ecuador. It lives above the treeline in temperate páramo and grassy pasture with scattered bushes, usually between 3,000 and 4,000 m, though it has been recorded as high as 4,700 m. It is a resident within its range and can gather in flocks outside the breeding season. Its name comes from the wrinkled bare skin on the throat, and adults show bright orange to deep red facial skin.
- Order
- Falconiformes
- Family
- Falconidae — Caracaras, Falcons
- Breeding range
- South America: Ecuador and sw Colombia
