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Yellow-headed Caracara

Daptrius chimachima
(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
Chimachima
Carrapateiro
Family: Falconidae
Order: Falconiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Daptrius chimachima, Polyborus chimachima, Milvago chimachima.

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Foto
Photography ID: 640418
  Adult
Cachi
Cartago
Costa Rica
03/31/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 545395
  Adult
Catarata Nauyaca
San José
Costa Rica
07/14/2023
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 139842
  Adult
Tárcoles
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
01/30/2016
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230823131/03/2025Costa RicaCartagoHotel La Casona del Cafetal, CachiEduardo Nadal
204820223/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasOjochalMarcelo Gavensky
200520728/01/2024Costa RicaAlajuelaRefugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Caño NegroCarlos Schmidt
181351514/07/2023Costa RicaSan JoséCatarata NauyacaGlauco Oliveira
95377126/01/2019Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional Manuel AntonioJulian Uriel Collado
88397226/01/2019Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional Manuel AntonioSilvina Collado
67937612/01/2018Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional Marino Ballena1Luis Cesar Tejo
67687812/01/2018Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional Marino Ballena1Daniela Espinosa
56189311/02/2017Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional CorcovadoSebastián Martín Santiago
55219909/02/2017Costa RicaPuntarenasPuerto JiménezSebastián Martín Santiago
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.