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Striated caracara

Phalcoboenus australis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

NTNear Threatenedbirds of prey

The striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 1.19 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
Photo: Liam Quinn from Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the striated caracara

Weight
1.19 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.16 m – 1.25 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.97 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the striated caracara?

STRIATED CARACARA · WINGSPAN 1.25 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.25 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the striated caracara is about 74% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the striated caracara live?

Not recorded

What is the striated caracara?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The striated caracara (Daptrius australis), also known as Forster's caracara, is a Near Threatened bird of prey of the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. In the Falklands it is known as the Johnny rook, probably named after the Johnny penguin (gentoo penguin).

From the Wikipedia article “Striated caracara” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Striated_caracara&oldid=1376735135), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the striated caracara endangered?

The striated caracara is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the striated caracara classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderFalconiformes
  5. familyFalconidae
  6. genusPhalcoboenus
  7. SpeciesPhalcoboenus australis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Daptrius australis, Falco australis

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Forster's caracaraEnglish
  • Forster's caracaraEnglish
  • Ивичеста каракараBulgarian
  • caracarà australCatalan
  • čimango falklandskýCzech
  • caracara ForsterWelsh
  • Falkland CaracaraDanish
  • FalklandkarakaraGerman
  • Falkland-KarakaraGerman
  • aŭstrala karakaroEsperanto
  • Matamico GrandeSpanish
  • Caracara australSpanish
  • Matamico EstriadoSpanish
  • Tiuque Cordillerano AustralSpanish
  • randkarakaaraEstonian
  • rantakarakaraFinnish
  • Caracara australFrench
  • velika karakaraCroatian
  • tűzföldi karakaraHungarian
  • Caracara striatoItalian
  • ホークランドカラカラJapanese
  • フォークランドカラカラJapanese
  • folklandinė karakaraLithuanian
  • brungumpkarakaraNorwegian
  • karakara falklandzkaPolish
  • carcará-australPortuguese
  • caracara-australPortuguese
  • Южная каракараRussian
  • Южная горная каракараRussian
  • karakara červenobrucháSlovak
  • Prugasta karakaraSerbian
  • strimkarakaraSwedish
  • Falkland KarakarasıTurkish
  • каракара фолклендськаUkrainian
  • 红腿巨隼Chinese
  • 條紋卡拉鷹Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the striated caracara

Other species in the same genus Phalcoboenus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the striated caracara?

An adult striated caracara weighs 1.19 kg and has a wingspan of 1.16 m – 1.25 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the striated caracara endangered?

The striated caracara is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the striated caracara?

The striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/striated-caracara

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BibTeX
@misc{striated_caracara_2026,
  title = {Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/striated-caracara},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}