Red-throated Caracara
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Red-throated Caracara

Ibycter americanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
599 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-throated caracara (Ibycter americanus) is a social species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Ibycter, or sometimes united in Daptrius with the black caracara. Unique among caracaras, it mainly feeds on the larvae of bees and wasps, but also takes the adult insects and fruits and berries. It is found from far southern Mexico through parts of Central and South America south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Caracara sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 599 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Black Caracara
LC

Black Caracara

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Daptrius ater

20–30% · Possible
Laughing Falcon
LC

Laughing Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Herpetotheres cachinnans

10–20% · With luck
Bat Falcon
LC

Bat Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco rufigularis

10–20% · With luck
Orange-breasted Falcon
NT

Orange-breasted Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco deiroleucus

Insufficient data
Lined Forest Falcon
LC

Lined Forest Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micrastur gilvicollis

<5% · Rare
Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

<5% · Rare
Barred Forest Falcon
LC

Barred Forest Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micrastur ruficollis

<5% · Rare
Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
LC

Slaty-backed Forest Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micrastur mirandollei

<5% · Rare
Collared Forest Falcon
LC

Collared Forest Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micrastur semitorquatus

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available
LC

Buckley's Forest Falcon

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micrastur buckleyi

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
2 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
20–30%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
6 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
7 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
16 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
17 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
18 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-throated Caracara in Yasuní National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Caracara sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 599 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-throated Caracara in Yasuní National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Red-throated Caracara in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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