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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: 675039
  Adult
Camapua
Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
12/26/2025
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 671294
  Adult
Coqueiro seco
Alagoas
Brazil
02/04/2026
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 630139
  Adult
Coruripe
Alagoas
Brazil
02/01/2025
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 625064
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/14/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 618090
  Adult
São José dos Pinhais
Paraná
Brazil
12/01/2013
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 582871
  Adult
Iranduba
Amazonas
Brazil
07/15/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 574986
  Adult
São Paulo
São Paulo
Brazil
03/09/2024
Horacio Alberto Garcia
Foto
Photography ID: 568179
  Adult
Maceio
Alagoas
Brazil
01/24/2024
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 559519
  Adult
Alfredo Wagner
Santa Catarina
Brazil
04/21/2022
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 557350
  Adult
Manaos
Amazonas
Brazil
07/08/2023
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 553804
  Adult
Careiro
Amazonas
Brazil
08/20/2022
Glauco Oliveira



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243941804/02/2026BrazilPernambucoPorto de galinhas, IpojucaPablo Eguia
242800204/02/2026BrazilAlagoasRiacho dos Remédios, Coqueiro secoEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
242417128/01/202608:25BrazilSão PauloCamino sin nombrarSilvina Collado
244394225/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroCentro Histórico, Paraty1Julian Uriel Collado
242067425/01/202610:40BrazilRio de JaneiroRua Fresca 257Silvina Collado
244377321/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroIlha Grande--vila do Abraão, Angra dos Reis1Julian Uriel Collado
243884626/12/2025BrazilMato Grosso do SulCamapuaGlauco Oliveira
239849414/11/2025BrazilBahiaIlha de Boipeba, Cairu1Gerardo Lloret
232052808/07/2025BrazilRio de JaneiroPousada Porto Praia, Arraial do cabo2Faustino Hollmann
226992901/04/2025BrazilPernambucoPorto de galinhasEsteban Argerich
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.