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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: 672193
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/13/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 671673
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/13/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 671294
  Adult
Coqueiro seco
Alagoas
Brazil
02/04/2026
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244920021/03/202618:22ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1María Alejandra Sosa
244908821/03/202618:22ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Jorge La Grotteria
244027528/02/202618:18ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
243548709/02/2026UruguaySaltoLaguna de las Garzas, Salto Grande1Pablo Bruni
243941804/02/2026BrazilPernambucoPorto de galinhas, IpojucaPablo Eguia
242800204/02/2026BrazilAlagoasRiacho dos Remédios, Coqueiro secoEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
242513630/01/202616:30PanamaColonVia Italia, Panamá1Santiago Juan Torres
242417128/01/202608:25BrazilSão PauloCamino sin nombrarSilvina Collado
244394225/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroCentro Histórico, Paraty1Julian Uriel Collado
242235225/01/202612:42PanamaColonplaya Polo, Bocas del Toro1Santiago Juan Torres
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.