Carancho / southern caracara / Caracara plancus. Pampa Linda, Nahuel Huapi NP, Argentina, South America.

Carancho, or southern caracara (Caracara plancus, in the family Falconidae), at Pampa Linda, in Nahuel Huapi National Park, in the southern Andes, near Bariloche, in the Lake District of Argentina, in the Patagonia region of South America. A bold, opportunistic raptor, the carancho is often seen walking around on the ground looking for food. It mainly feeds on carcasses of dead animals, but will steal food from other raptors, raid bird nests, and take live prey such as insects.

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Carancho, or southern caracara (Caracara plancus, in the family Falconidae), at Pampa Linda, in Nahuel Huapi National Park, in the southern Andes, near Bariloche, in the Lake District of Argentina, in the Patagonia region of South America. A bold, opportunistic raptor, the carancho is often seen walking around on the ground looking for food. It mainly feeds on carcasses of dead animals, but will steal food from other raptors, raid bird nests, and take live prey such as insects.