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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: 654835
  Adult
Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
09/20/2025
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 36675
  Adult
Margarita Belén
Chaco
Argentina
01/05/2014
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 29901
  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
11/24/2013
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 21377
  Adult
Quitilipi
Chaco
Argentina
03/17/2013
Héctor Bernardo Fernández



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236986620/09/2025ArgentinaFormosaPuerto Onza, PiranéHéctor Bernardo Fernández
228919324/03/2025ArgentinaChacoParque Provincial Pampa del IndioHéctor Bernardo Fernández
169939927/12/2022ArgentinaChacoParque Provincial Pampa del IndioHéctor Bernardo Fernández
167748315/11/2022ArgentinaChacoParque Provincial Pampa del IndioHéctor Bernardo Fernández
133673021/12/2020ArgentinaChacoParque Provincial Pampa del IndioHéctor Bernardo Fernández
32049721/08/2015ArgentinaChacoParque Provincial Pampa del IndioHéctor Bernardo Fernández
13428305/04/2014ArgentinaChacoRuta 4, Pampa del Indio (Pueblo)Héctor Bernardo Fernández
9127905/01/2014ArgentinaChacoMargarita BelénHéctor Bernardo Fernández
8151724/11/2013ArgentinaCorrientesItuzaingóHéctor Bernardo Fernández
6810531/07/2013ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoHéctor Bernardo Fernández
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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.