Guadalupe caracara
| Guadalupe caracara | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Falconidae |
| Genus: | Caracara |
| Species: | †C. lutosa |
| Binomial name | |
| †Caracara lutosa (Ridgway, 1876) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Polyborus plancus lutosus | |
The Guadalupe caracara (Caracara lutosa) or mourning caracara is an extinct bird of prey belonging to the falcon family (Falconidae). It was, together with the closely related crested caracara (Caracara plancus), formerly placed in the genus Polyborus. It was also known as the quelili or the calalie.
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