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Carunculated Caracara

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Juvenile
Photo by swiss7
Ecuador

Phalcoboenus carunculatus

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
- 5.1 Diet
- 5.2 Breeding
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

South America: found in the Andes of south-western Colombia and Ecuador.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Open, mountain grasslands, glaciers to 5000m.

[edit] Behaviour

Often seen in groups of up to 50.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes carrion, insects and snails.

[edit] Breeding

The 1 or 2 eggs are incubated by both adults for 36 days; the young fledge after 2 months.

[edit] References

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
Wikipedia
Ecuadortravel.com