↑ 3.03.1Dickinson, Edward C., ed. (2003) , The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition
↑ 4.04.14.2Dove, Carla J., and Richard C. Banks (1999) A taxonomic study of crested caracaras (Falconidae), The Wilson Bulletin, vol. 111, no. 3
↑Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, Resource Publication, no. 166
↑ 6.06.1Banks, Richard C., and Carla J. Dove (1992) The generic name for Caracaras (Aves: Falconidae), Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 105, no. 3
↑Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) , Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
↑Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes (2003) , Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada