Nests are built in trees or on rocks and crags. One to 3three eggs are laid (usually two). Incubation starts with the first egg. Incubation takes around 45 days. The young on hatching have to be constantly brooded and sheltered from either strong sun or rainstorms on open nests. The male will supply the nest with food and as the chicks develop the female will spend time on the edge of the nest or on a nearby perch.

CaraCara - Polyborus plancus aucluseni
Length - 23"
Distribution - Southernmost of the USA, Mexico and Central south america. some of the Caribbean and Southern Islands, Falkland Islands.

The CaraCara is generally a scavenger mainly carrion and other immobile prey. It will also feed on young birds, insects, rodents, reptiles, amphibians and fish. It lives in a wide variey of habitats mainly open and semi open country with a scattering of trees, agricultural land, prairies, savannahs, coconut plantations, coastal plains and even marsh areas. the breeding seasons vary according to latitude and the rains.

January to May in southern USA, December to April in Central America, January to May in Columbia. The nest is a large and untidy structure of sticks. Two to three eggs are laid and incubation takes between 28-32 days.