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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

Synonyms: Polyborus megalopterus, Daptrius megalopterus, Aquila megaloptera, Phalcoboenus megalopterus.


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 621931
  Adult
Rosario de Lerma
Salta
Argentina
08/27/2024
Franco Montaño Herrero
Foto
Photography ID: 614308
  Adult
Rosario de Lerma
Salta
Argentina
08/27/2024
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 496806
  Adult
Rosario de Lerma
Salta
Argentina
05/26/2022
Carmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
Foto
Photography ID: 436796
  Adult
Rodeo Pampa
Salta
Argentina
02/14/2021
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 380451
  Adult
Parque Nacional los Cardones
Salta
Argentina
01/24/2020
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 289333
  Adult
Camino a Iruya
Salta
Argentina
09/28/2018
Marian Wigdorovitz
Foto
Photography ID: 225877
  Adult
Santa Rosa de Tastil
Salta
Argentina
11/03/2017
Ramón Rodolfo Copa
Foto
Photography ID: 223651
  Adult
Quebrada del Toro
Salta
Argentina
09/20/2017
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 218594
  Adult
Parque Nacional los Cardones
Salta
Argentina
07/15/2017
Max Uranga



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235894215/09/2025ArgentinaSaltaCuesta del Obispo2Nicolas Olejnik
226045101/02/2025ArgentinaSaltaValle Encantado, Parque Nacional los Cardones4Pablo Moreno
221415108/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Cerro Negro, Parque Nacional los Cardones1Nicolás Bejarano
221236808/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Cerro Negro, Parque Nacional los Cardones1Luis Cesar Tejo
221156708/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Cerro Negro, Parque Nacional los Cardones1Daniela Espinosa
220387824/11/2024ArgentinaSaltaRuta 51Nicolas Olejnik
230266227/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaDepartamento Rosario de LermaJuan Cambria
230141927/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaDepartamento Rosario de LermaMagdalena Gerez De Larminat
229901327/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaDepartamento Rosario de LermaMaría Cecilia De Larminat
229248327/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaDepartamento Rosario de LermaJeremías Pintos
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.