chicago_chris Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Saw 2 or 3 of these perched high up on a utility pole in Cartagena, Colombia today. Looked bigger then yellow-headed caracaras, and looks to have a crest on back of head in all pics so was leaning Crested Caracara. Can anyone tell if my hunch is correct? Sorry for heavily edited photos to highlight features. Edited February 15 by chicago_chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Anybody else get dove/pigeon vibes here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PascalNJ Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I think the bill is too small for a Crested caracara. Looks more like an immature Yellow-headed caracara, with a striped tail. Just my personal hunch ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 @chicago_chris, based on the tail bands, this cannot be a Crested Caracara. Looking a the bands on the tail, and if it looked slightly larger than the nearby Yellow-headed Caracaras, then I would call the a Yellow-headed Caracara. Size is very hard to determine, unless the two species/birds being compared are side by side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago_chris Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Thank you! It looked close to a vulture in size but it was quite a distance away so tough to get a good gauge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrenp Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Im going with a Yellow Headed Caracara. Think might beable to see the markings around the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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