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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: 660245
 Ruta Provincial 27
Misiones
Argentina
11/19/2025
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 654806
  Adult
Colonia Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
07/09/2025
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 550537
  Adult
Parque Provincial Teyú Cuaré
Misiones
Argentina
09/15/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 447742
  Adult
Calle rural cercana a San José
Misiones
Argentina
05/14/2021
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 217370
  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
08/25/2017
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 194822
  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
03/08/2017
Susana Gomez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238764119/11/202511:50ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 27Susana Gomez
238543213/11/202510:37ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 36Susana Gomez
236976609/07/2025ArgentinaCorrientesColonia PellegriniSusana Gomez
189212815/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Teyú CuaréSusana Gomez
189498013/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesRuta 4, Leandro N. AlemSusana Gomez
189490813/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 103, CandelariaSusana Gomez
189486311/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesFachinalSusana Gomez
188769910/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial de las Sierras “ing. Raúl Martínez Crovetto”, ApóstolesSusana Gomez
188652409/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesVía sin nombre1Susana Gomez
160563721/06/2022ArgentinaChacoEn Parque Nacional, Parque Nacional ChacoSusana Gomez
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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.