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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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Photography ID: 246744
  Adult
Ilha Grande
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
02/01/2018
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 82102
  Adult
Governador Celso Ramos
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/13/2015
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 50121
  Juvenile
Cartagena de Indias
Bolívar
Colombia
04/23/2014
Andres Espindola



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
69240102/02/2018BrazilRio de JaneiroPraia Vermelha, Ilha Grande3Andres Espindola
69239801/02/2018BrazilRio de JaneiroPraia Vermelha, Ilha Grande5Andres Espindola
69239430/01/2018BrazilRio de JaneiroPraia Vermelha, Ilha Grande2Andres Espindola
68716929/01/2018BrazilRio de JaneiroParaty1Andres Espindola
68168023/01/2018ArgentinaMisionesGarupa1Andres Espindola
62043723/09/2017ArgentinaFormosaSeccional Estero Poí, Parque Nacional Río Pilcomayo1Andres Espindola
62081021/09/2017ArgentinaFormosaVilla del Carmen1Andres Espindola
62003521/09/2017ArgentinaFormosaEstablecimiento Los Picazos, Tres Marías2Andres Espindola
54219912/02/2017BrazilRio Grande do SulRumbo al Pn por Rs427, Cambará do Sul2Andres Espindola
54262311/02/2017BrazilRio Grande do SulParque Nacional de Aparados da Serra3Andres Espindola
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.