Extinct Bird Closely Related to Modern Caracaras (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Extinct Bird Closely Related to Modern Caracaras

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DNA analysis showed that Caracara creightoni, left, was a close relative of Caracara cheriway, or the crested caracara, right. C. creightoni was about the size of modern caracaras but had a bigger bill and a stronger bite.

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Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace

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