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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: 651856
  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
08/28/2025
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 250898
  Adult
Laureles
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
02/24/2018
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 140594
  Adult
Valle del Lunarejo
Rivera
Uruguay
02/28/2016
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 114355
  Adult
San Ignacio
Misiones
Argentina
09/05/2015
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 74053
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
12/28/2014
Adrian Antunez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235713128/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Federal Campo San Juan, CandelariaAdrian Antunez
91656215/04/2019BrazilRio Grande do SulFloresta Nacional de São Francisco de Paula3Adrian Antunez
83921401/11/2018ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos Pellegrini1Adrian Antunez
70683024/02/2018UruguayTacuaremboLaurelesAdrian Antunez
55139027/02/2017ArgentinaMisionesSan Ignacio2Adrian Antunez
54432117/02/2017UruguayCerro LargoPaso Centurión2Adrian Antunez
40885628/02/2016UruguayRiveraValle del LunarejoAdrian Antunez
32845007/09/2015ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaAdrian Antunez
32840905/09/2015ArgentinaMisionesSan IgnacioAdrian Antunez
32781101/09/2015ArgentinaCorrientesEsteros del IberáAdrian Antunez
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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.