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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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Photography ID: 524065
  Adult
La Union
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
01/12/2023
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 504751
  Adult
Reserva Votorantim
São Paulo
Brazil
08/13/2022
Carlos Schmidt
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Photography ID: 139842
  Adult
Tárcoles
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
01/30/2016
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229696818/05/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaFinca la florida1Carlos Schmidt
200520728/01/2024Costa RicaAlajuelaRefugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Caño NegroCarlos Schmidt
171993912/01/2023ColombiaValle del CaucaParque nacional de la uva, La UnionCarlos Schmidt
171180806/01/2023ColombiaCaldasManizales Tinamú, ManizalesCarlos Schmidt
162975513/08/2022BrazilSão PauloReserva VotorantimCarlos Schmidt
40708730/01/2016Costa RicaPuntarenasTárcolesCarlos Schmidt
19843529/06/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaCarlos Schmidt
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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.