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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: 5273
  Adult
Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
03/22/2011
Nicolas Olejnik



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236753824/09/202508:01ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Nacional 12Nicolas Olejnik
236716423/09/2025ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40 entre Carlos pellegrini y GalarzaNicolas Olejnik
204038904/06/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar3Nicolas Olejnik
204025203/06/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Nicolas Olejnik
180906004/08/2023BrazilMato GrossoPousada Piuval, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
181000028/07/2023BrazilMato GrossoCerrado, Chapada dos GuimaraesNicolas Olejnik
181026825/07/2023BrazilRio de JaneiroAgulas Negras, Parque Nacional do ItatiaiaNicolas Olejnik
180931120/07/2023BrazilRio de JaneiroAgulas Negras, Parque Nacional do ItatiaiaNicolas Olejnik
166862801/11/2022ArgentinaCorrientesEsteros del Iberá, Colonia Carlos PellegriniNicolas Olejnik
167444808/10/2022BrazilMato GrossoParque Nacional Chapada dos Guimarães, Chapada dos GuimaraesNicolas Olejnik
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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.