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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: 481236
  Adult

Ruta Provincial 43
Neuquén
Argentina
01/26/2022
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 380451
  Adult

Parque Nacional los Cardones
Salta
Argentina
01/24/2020
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 221144
  Adult

Vinchina
La Rioja
Argentina
09/22/2017
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 179459
  Adult

Cuesta de Lipán
Jujuy
Argentina
12/07/2016
Silvina Collado



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240245722/09/2025PeruCuzcoLaguna de Rumichaca2Silvina Collado
240232320/09/2025PeruCuzcoCuzco, Pe1Silvina Collado
154143726/01/2022ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Provincial 43Silvina Collado
118241424/01/2020ArgentinaSaltaValle Encantado, Parque Nacional los CardonesSilvina Collado
62149022/09/2017ArgentinaLa RiojaRuta 76 al norte de Vinchina - Zona de Quebradas, VinchinaSilvina Collado
51268707/12/2016ArgentinaJujuyCuesta de LipánSilvina Collado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.