Caracara cheriway Jacquin 1784 (crested caracara)
PaleoDB taxon number: 368441
Alternative combinations: Falco cheriway, Polyborus cheriway
Synonyms: Caracara prelutosa Howard 1938 (no. 368497), Polyborus plancus prelutosus Howard 1938 (no. 368530), Polyborus prelutosus Howard 1938 (no. 368496)
Belongs to Caracara according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Caracara creightoni, Caracara plancus, Polyborus latebrosus, Polyborus plancus
Subtaxa: Caracara prelutosa grinnelli, Polyborus prelutosus prelutosus