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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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Foto
Photography ID: 650909
  Adult
Ecohotel El Diamante
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/15/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 650908
  Adult
Ecohotel El Diamante
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/15/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 545235
  Adult
Varzea do Iranduba
Amazonas
Brazil
07/15/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 545234
  Adult
Varzea do Iranduba
Amazonas
Brazil
07/15/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 527513
  Adult
Parque Provincial Pampa del Indio
Chaco
Argentina
01/07/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 181657
  Adult
Manzanillo
Bolívar
Colombia
11/26/2016
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 181656
  Adult
Manzanillo
Bolívar
Colombia
11/26/2016
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 181634
  Juvenile
Cartagena de Indias
Bolívar
Colombia
11/26/2016
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 95031
  Juvenile
Bombinhas
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/30/2007
Pablo Eguia



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243941804/02/2026BrazilPernambucoPorto de galinhas, IpojucaPablo Eguia
235423121/07/2025ColombiaCaldasManizales, Manizales1Pablo Eguia
235418020/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLocalidad Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature Reserve1Pablo Eguia
235376915/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaEcohotel El Diamante2Pablo Eguia
235372815/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaReserva Natural Laguna de Sonso1Pablo Eguia
235352213/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaHumedal Platanares (yumbo)1Pablo Eguia
181325117/07/2023BrazilAmazonasCareiro da VárzeaPablo Eguia
181296316/07/2023BrazilAmazonasRamal Pau Rosa2Pablo Eguia
181278915/07/2023BrazilAmazonasVarzea do Iranduba1Pablo Eguia
181245913/07/2023BrazilAmazonasNovo Airao1Pablo Eguia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.