Polyborus plancus Miller 1777 (southern caracara)

Aves - Falconiformes - Falconidae

Alternative combination: Falco plancus

Belongs to Polyborus according to D. W. Steadman et al. 2003

See also Campbell 1976, Clements et al. 2017, Emslie 1998 and Guthrie 1992

Sister taxa: Caracara cheriway, Caracara creightoni, Caracara plancus, Polyborus latebrosus

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ecuador (1 collection), Mexico (1), Peru (1), United States (9: California, Florida, Utah, Wyoming), Venezuela (2)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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