Caracara major

Caracara major is a large and extinct species of bird in the family Falconidae of the Late Pleistocene period.^[1] Caracara major is noted for being extremely large in size and was found throughout what is now the nation of Uruguay.^[2] Following the discovery of the species Caracara major by Jones et al., 2013., a new fossil taxon in the same genus that was also located in Uruguay was described, said to be larger than Caracara major.^[3]

Caracara major Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Falconiformes
Family:	Falconidae
Genus:	Caracara
Species:	†C. major
Binomial name
†Caracara major Jones et al., 2013

See also

• List of extinct birds