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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 675039
  Adult
Camapua
Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
12/26/2025
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 618090
  Adult
São José dos Pinhais
Paraná
Brazil
12/01/2013
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 607037
  Adult
Isnos
Huila
Colombia
09/13/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 604473
  Immature
Melgar
Tolima
Colombia
09/10/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 604413
  Adult
La Esperanza
Bolívar
Colombia
09/03/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 604155
  Adult
Isla Mucura
Bolívar
Colombia
09/02/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 583138
♂ 
Loreto
Departamento del Beni
Bolivia
04/27/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 559519
  Adult
Alfredo Wagner
Santa Catarina
Brazil
04/21/2022
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 553804
  Adult
Careiro
Amazonas
Brazil
08/20/2022
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 553556
  Adult
Iranduba
Amazonas
Brazil
08/15/2022
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 546927
  Adult
Parque Nacional Das Emas
Goiás
Brazil
08/30/2023
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 545395
  Adult
Catarata Nauyaca
San José
Costa Rica
07/14/2023
Glauco Oliveira



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243884626/12/2025BrazilMato Grosso do SulCamapuaGlauco Oliveira
218168013/09/2024ColombiaHuilaIsnosGlauco Oliveira
216854010/09/2024ColombiaTolimaMelgarGlauco Oliveira
216835503/09/2024ColombiaBolívarLa EsperanzaGlauco Oliveira
216716202/09/2024ColombiaBolívarIsla MucuraGlauco Oliveira
203146627/04/2024BoliviaDepartamento del BeniLoretoGlauco Oliveira
182082130/08/2023BrazilGoiásParque Nacional Das EmasGlauco Oliveira
181351514/07/2023Costa RicaSan JoséCatarata NauyacaGlauco Oliveira
178649817/06/2023BrazilParáBelterraGlauco Oliveira
190281720/08/2022BrazilAmazonasCareiroGlauco Oliveira
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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.