Jamaican caracara
| Jamaican caracara Temporal range: Early Holocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Falconidae |
| Genus: | Caracara |
| Species: | †C. tellustris |
| Binomial name | |
| †Caracara tellustris Olson, 2008 | |
The Jamaican caracara (Caracara tellustris) is a prehistoric species of terrestrial bird in the falcon family, Falconidae. It was native to the island of Jamaica in the Caribbean, where it likely inhabited dry forests in the island's south during the early Holocene. The species was described based on fossils discovered in the Skeleton Cave in the Jackson's Bay Cave system on the south coast of Portland Ridge.