caracara

/ˈkɛrəˌkɑrə/

Other forms: caracaras

Definitions of caracara

1. noun

   any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America
   types:

   Audubon's caracara, Polyborus cheriway audubonii

   widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail

   Polyborus plancus, carancha

   South American caracara

   type of:

   falcon

   diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight