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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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MammalsLiebre Europea (Lepus europaeus)14/08/2018Emilio Martin Perez
MammalsGuanaco (Lama guanicoe)21/04/2018Emilio Martin Perez



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 665790
  Immature
Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
12/30/2025
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 583966
  Immature
Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
03/31/2024
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 386100
  Immature
Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
02/24/2020
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 282400
  Immature
Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
08/14/2018
Emilio Martin Perez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245345309/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaVillavicencio3Emilio Martin Perez
241035430/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaVillavicencioEmilio Martin Perez
225774328/02/2025ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural Villavicencio1Emilio Martin Perez
224280631/01/2025ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural Villavicencio2Emilio Martin Perez
203388331/03/2024ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural VillavicencioEmilio Martin Perez
155721811/03/2022ArgentinaMendozaParque Provincial Aconcagua1Emilio Martin Perez
155720211/03/2022ArgentinaMendozaLas Cuevas1Emilio Martin Perez
147153902/10/2021ArgentinaMendozaVillavicencio1Emilio Martin Perez
128251421/08/2020ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural VillavicencioEmilio Martin Perez
120640724/02/2020ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural VillavicencioEmilio Martin Perez
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Citation recommended:

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