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caracara

car·a·car·a [ kàrrə kárrə, kerrə kə r ] (plural car·a·car·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
large hawk: a large long-legged carrion-eating or predatory bird of the falcon family. Native to: Central and South America.  Genus Polyborus.

[Mid-19th century. Via Spanish or Portuguese caracará< Tupi-Guarani, an imitation of its cry]
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