Bahaman caracara
Bahaman caracara | |
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Extinct | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Falconiformes |
Family: | Falconidae |
Subfamily: | Polyborinae |
Genus: | Caracara |
Species: | C. creightoni |
Binomial name | |
Caracara creightoni | |
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The Bahaman caracara (Caracara creightoni) is an extinct bird of prey. It is known only from a few fossils discovered in the Bahamas and Cuba.[1]
C. creightoni stood 23 inches tall.[1] It was short-winged and likely a poor flier.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Tumas, Alejandro; Hobbs, Amanda (August 2010), Todhunter, Andrew, ed., "Blue Holes of the Bahamas" in "Deep Dark Secrets", National Geographic 218 (2): insert.
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