Class Aves | Phylum Chordata Order Falconiformes Subfamily Polyborinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Jamaican caracara, Polyborinae, Guadalupe caracara, Teratornithidae, Caracara | ||
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.
C. creightoni stood 23 inches tall. It was short-winged and likely a poor flier.
References
Bahaman caracara Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA