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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: 596636
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
07/29/2024
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 273027
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
06/07/2018
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 210415
  Adult
Profundidad
Misiones
Argentina
06/22/2017
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 59197
  Immature
Capiovi
Misiones
Argentina
08/03/2014
Guillermo Marcaida



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243043013/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago Salto Grande, ConcordiaGuillermo Marcaida
242496813/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarGuillermo Marcaida
237991524/10/202510:13ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San Juan, Santa AnaGuillermo Marcaida
231960601/05/2025ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáGuillermo Marcaida
222688114/11/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarGuillermo Marcaida
213620229/07/2024ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoGuillermo Marcaida
191737428/09/2023ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáGuillermo Marcaida
191721021/09/2023ArgentinaChacoCamping, Parque Nacional ChacoGuillermo Marcaida
191720121/09/2023ArgentinaChacoCamino entre Capitan Solari y Parque Nacional Chaco1Guillermo Marcaida
191716619/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Selva Madre, San Pedro1Guillermo Marcaida
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.