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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238716804/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Iberá, Camino hacia los Esteros del Iberá1Dario Juan Wendeler
217642325/09/2024BrazilParanáParque nacional Ilha Grande1Dario Juan Wendeler
217483614/09/2024ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40, Camino hacia los Esteros del Iberá1Dario Juan Wendeler
169183806/11/2022ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional Iguazú Ruta 101, Parque Nacional IguazúDario Juan Wendeler
115361601/12/2019BrazilRio de JaneiroParaty mirim, Paraty1Dario Juan Wendeler
85190126/11/2018ColombiaValle del CaucaEcoparque rio pance, Cali2Dario Juan Wendeler
85431425/11/2018ColombiaValle del CaucaRio lili y parque del ingenio, Cali4Dario Juan Wendeler
85114120/11/2018ColombiaMagdalenaDe la tigrera a minca, camino de tierra., Minca2Dario Juan Wendeler
85092319/11/2018ColombiaMagdalenaEntrada al pueblito,sector calabazo., Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona1Dario Juan Wendeler
62170823/09/2017ArgentinaFormosaSeccional Estero Poí, Parque Nacional Río Pilcomayo1Dario Juan Wendeler
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/03/2026.