Caracara (Crested Caracaras)

Genus

Crested Caracaras

Caracara

1 species in our catalog · found in 78 parks

Species in this group

Crested Caracara
LC

Crested Caracara

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caracara plancus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Crested Caracaras

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~80%
2 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~70%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~70%
4 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~70%
5 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~60%
6 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~60%
7 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 1
~50%
8 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~50%
9 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~40%
10 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~40%
11 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 1
~40%
12 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~40%
13 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~30%
14 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~30%
15 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~30%
16 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
17 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
18 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~30%
19 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~30%
20 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
21 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
~30%
22 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~20%
23 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~20%
24 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~20%
25 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~20%
26 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~20%
27 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~20%
28 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~20%
29 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~20%
30 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~20%
31 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~10%
32 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~10%
33 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 1
~10%
34 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
35 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
36 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~10%
37 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
38 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 1
~10%
39 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
40 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 1
~10%
41 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 1
~10%
42 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 1
~10%
43 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~10%
44 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
45 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
46 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~10%
47 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~10%
48 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~10%
49 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
50 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
~10%
51 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
52 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~10%
53 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 1
~10%
54 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
<5%
55 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
<5%
56 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
<5%
57 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
58 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
<5%
59 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 1
<5%
60 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
<5%
61 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 1
<5%
62 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 1
<5%
63 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
<5%
64 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
<5%
65 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
<5%
66 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
1 of 1
<5%
67 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 1
<5%
68 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 1
<5%
69 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
<5%
70 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
71 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
<5%
72 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 1
<5%
73 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
74 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 1
<5%
75 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
76 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
77 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
78 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~70%
2 Maceió 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~60%
3 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~60%
4 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~50%
5 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~50%
6 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~50%
7 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~40%
8 Natal 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~40%
9 León 🇲🇽 México
1 of 1
~40%
10 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
1 of 1
~40%
11 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~40%
12 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~40%
13 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~40%
14 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
15 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
16 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
17 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
18 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
1 of 1
~30%
19 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
20 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
21 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
1 of 1
~30%
22 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
23 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~20%
24 Mendoza 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 1
~20%
25 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~20%
26 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
~20%
27 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~10%
28 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 1
~10%
29 Maracaibo 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 1
~10%
30 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~10%
31 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
32 Niterói 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~10%
33 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
1 of 1
~10%
34 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~10%
35 San Luis Potosí 🇲🇽 México
1 of 1
~10%
36 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~10%
37 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 1
~10%
38 Cochabamba 🇧🇴 Bolivia
1 of 1
~10%
39 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~10%
40 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
1 of 1
<5%
41 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
<5%
42 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 1
<5%
43 Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 1
<5%
44 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
45 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
<5%
46 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
<5%
47 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 1
<5%
48 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
<5%
49 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
1 of 1
<5%
50 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 1
<5%
51 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 1
<5%
52 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
1 of 1
<5%
53 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
54 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
55 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 ZooParc de Beauval 🇫🇷 France In captivity
2 Antwerp Zoo 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
3 Le Pal 🇫🇷 France In captivity
4 Ostrava Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
5 Jihlava Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
6 Abilene Zoological Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
7 Espace Rambouillet 🇫🇷 France In captivity
8 Ecological Center of Sonora 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
9 Curitiba Zoo 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
10 Parque Zoológico de León - Zooleón 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
11 Wildlife West Nature Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
12 Phoenix Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
13 Cape May County Park & Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 Parque Municipal Summit 🇵🇦 Panama In captivity
15 Marwell Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
16 Selwo Aventura 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
17 Guadalajara Zoo 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
18 Joya Grande 🇭🇳 Honduras In captivity
19 Zoo La Barben 🇫🇷 France In captivity
20 Berlin Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
21 Caldwell Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
22 Zoológico de Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
23 Brevard Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
25 Zacango Zoo 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
26 ZooTampa 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
27 Fort Worth Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
28 Lisbon Zoo 🇵🇹 Portugal In captivity
29 Parque Zoobotânico Arruda Câmara (BICA) 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
30 Zoológico Benito Juárez 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
31 Wildparadies Tripsdrill 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
32 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
33 Cameron Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
34 Philadelphia Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
35 Zoologischer Garten Magdeburg 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
36 Chapultepec Zoo 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
37 Ecopark 🇦🇷 Argentina In captivity
38 London Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
39 Bird Paradise 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
40 Zoo Areas Verdes 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
41 Municipal Zoological Park Quinzinho de Barros 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
42 Rainforest Wild Asia 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
43 Amaru 🇪🇨 Ecuador In captivity
44 Zoológico del Altiplano 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
45 Zoológico Los Coyotes 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
46 Frankfurt Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
47 Gladys Porter Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
48 La Paz Waterfall Gardens 🇨🇷 Costa Rica In captivity
49 Aviario Nacional de Colombia 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity
50 The Abilene Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity