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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: 455181
  Adult
Villa Guillermina
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/20/2021
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 342206
  Adult
San Cosme
Corrientes
Argentina
07/14/2019
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 230019
  Juvenile
Capitan Solari
Chaco
Argentina
10/10/2017
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 191727
  Adult
Cerro Azul
Misiones
Argentina
02/26/2017
Pablo Capovilla



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
196118824/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Urutaú, Candelaria2Pablo Capovilla
196109124/01/2024ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Bertrand, Santo Tomé1Pablo Capovilla
196077120/01/2024ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 94, Santo Tomé2Pablo Capovilla
196071220/01/2024ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Garaví1Pablo Capovilla
196067420/01/2024ArgentinaCorrientesGarruchos1Pablo Capovilla
196059019/01/2024ArgentinaCorrientesSobre Ruta 14, Santo Tomé1Pablo Capovilla
162732214/08/2022ArgentinaChacoParque, Pampa del Indio3Pablo Capovilla
162727114/08/2022ArgentinaChacoReserva Provincial 1, Pampa del Indio2Pablo Capovilla
162706913/08/2022ArgentinaChacoSendero 4, Parque Nacional Chaco1Pablo Capovilla
143687020/07/2021ArgentinaSanta FeEstero Yugo Quebrado, Villa GuillerminaPablo Capovilla
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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.