Species
- Genus Daptrius
- D. ater - Black Caracara
- Genus Ibycter
- I. americanus - Red-throated Caracara (formerly in Daptrius)
- Genus Phalcoboenus
- P. carunculatus - Carunculated Caracara
- P. megalopterus - Mountain Caracara
- P. albogularis - White-throated Caracara
- P. australis - Striated Caracara
- Genus Caracara
- C. cheriway - Northern Crested Caracara
- C. plancus - Southern Crested Caracara
- C. lutosa - Guadalupe Caracara (Extinct, 1903)
- Genus Milvago
- M. chimachima - Yellow-headed Caracara
- M. chimango - Chimango Caracara
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