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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: 636554
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
05/24/2025
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 636553
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
05/24/2025
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 636552
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
05/24/2025
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 576317
  Juvenile
Laguna del Diamante
Mendoza
Argentina
03/12/2024
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 509385
  Juvenile
La Carrera
Mendoza
Argentina
10/01/2022
Pablo Moreno



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229372024/05/2025ArgentinaMendozaParque Provincial Aconcagua3Pablo Moreno
226045101/02/2025ArgentinaSaltaValle Encantado, Parque Nacional los Cardones4Pablo Moreno
223658711/01/2025ArgentinaMendozaLaguna del Diamante2Pablo Moreno
201672630/03/2024ArgentinaMendozaParque Provincial Aconcagua1Pablo Moreno
201160012/03/2024ArgentinaMendozaPuesto Alvarado, Laguna del Diamante2Pablo Moreno
180834925/07/2023ArgentinaMendozaQuebrada el estudiante, Vallecitos1Pablo Moreno
176371530/04/2023ArgentinaMendozaLaguna de los cangrejos, Ruta 13, Las Heras2Pablo Moreno
171652229/01/2023ArgentinaMendozaRuta Provincial 1532Pablo Moreno
168389703/12/2022ArgentinaMendozaLas Carreras - Ruta Provincial 892Pablo Moreno
164786001/10/2022ArgentinaMendozaLa Carrera2Pablo Moreno
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.