The Crested Caracara is a falcon with a striking black cap, white neck, and yellow-orange face. It can also be seen walking on the ground in open country in the southern United States.
Adults have a sharp, cap-like black head, a white neck, and a yellow-orange face. Their long legs are also yellow-orange.
It flies low with its wings held flat and also walks on the ground to forage. It may join vultures at an animal carcass.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.