An adult southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) at sunset, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Crested caracaras [Caracara plancus], Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Crested caracara (Polyborus plancus), Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Portrait of a crested caracara, Polyborus plancus, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Flying Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus), Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

An adult southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), on the Rio Pixaim, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

An adult southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), on the Rio Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

Southern crested caracara (caracara plancus) head of juvenile, pantanal, brazil.

Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) sits on branch, Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus), adult walking, Starr County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) runs on sandy beach, Manuel Antonio National Park, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus), immature walking, Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus), pair eating on Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), Starr County, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) sits on branch, Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), Carcass Island. South America, Falkland Islands

Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), Carcass Island. South America, Falkland Islands

Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) perching on branch

Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), Carcass Island. South America, Falkland Islands