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Mountain Caracara

Daptrius megalopterus
(Meyen, FJF, 1834)
Matamico Andino
Family: Falconidae
Order: Falconiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Polyborus megalopterus, Daptrius megalopterus, Aquila megaloptera, Phalcoboenus megalopterus.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsParina Chica (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)08/11/2021Daniela Espinosa
MammalsLiebre Europea (Lepus europaeus)14/08/2018Emilio Martin Perez
MammalsGuanaco (Lama guanicoe)21/04/2018Emilio Martin Perez



Number of Photography: 311

Foto
Photography ID: 672599
  Adult
Vallecitos
Mendoza
Argentina
02/08/2026
Jorge Omar Lanza
Foto
Photography ID: 665790
  Immature
Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
12/30/2025
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 664712
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
12/16/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 664711
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
12/16/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 664466
  Immature
El Infiernillo
Tucumán
Argentina
12/06/2025
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 656056
  Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655130
  Juvenile
Cuesta de Lipán
Jujuy
Argentina
09/20/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 654995
  Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 645946
  Adult
Valle Huaylla Belén
Amazonas
Peru
05/19/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 644364
  Adult
Santa Ana
Jujuy
Argentina
07/24/2025
Gustavo Marasco



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Number of Films: 3




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Number of Records: 743



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243200508/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaparque cordón del plata, VallecitosJorge Omar Lanza
241035430/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaVillavicencioEmilio Martin Perez
240719421/12/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaVegas Río del Rincón, Camino a laguna los aparejos1Pablo Eguia
240712420/12/2025ChileRegión de AtacamaLaguna Verde, Cordillera de Atacama1Pablo Eguia
240080916/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaParque Provincial Aconcagua1Diego Oscar
240650408/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del Barón, El InfiernilloMaria Belén Dri
240609208/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del Barón, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
240644006/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del río Churqui, El InfiernilloMaria Belén Dri
240393006/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del río Churqui, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
237504615/10/2025ArgentinaNeuquénÁrea Tromen, Parque Nacional LanínNicolas Olejnik
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.