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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: 594994
  Adult
Iturbe
Jujuy
Argentina
07/17/2014
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 594896
  Adult
Iturbe
Jujuy
Argentina
07/17/2014
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 134965
 Yavi
Jujuy
Argentina
02/01/2014
Luciano Acquaviva
Foto
Photography ID: 124979
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
12/04/2014
Pablo Isola
Foto
Photography ID: 121387
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
12/04/2014
Pablo Isola
Foto
Photography ID: 118996
  Adult
Yavi
Jujuy
Argentina
09/27/2014
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 66792
  Adult
Yavi
Jujuy
Argentina
10/10/2014
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 66545
  Immature
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
10/12/2014
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 63022
  Adult
Las Cuevas
Mendoza
Argentina
09/23/2014
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 63021
  Adult
Las Cuevas
Mendoza
Argentina
09/23/2014
Pablo Eguia



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
21797911/12/2014ArgentinaMendozaPlaza Argentina, Parque Provincial AconcaguaPablo Isola
21795705/12/2014ArgentinaMendozaQuebrada de Horcones, Parque Provincial AconcaguaPablo Isola
35162804/12/2014ArgentinaMendozaQuebrada de Horcones, Parque Provincial AconcaguaPablo Isola
20678104/12/2014ArgentinaMendozaPotrerillosMaría Alejandra Sosa
20637103/12/2014ArgentinaMendozaParque Provincial AconcaguaSebastián Rozadilla
20857516/11/2014ArgentinaJujuyYavi a Yavi Chico, YaviLuis Fernandez Campos
22041109/11/2014ArgentinaMendozaParque Provincial AconcaguaRamiro Ramirez
19396620/10/2014ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 5 entre Yavi y SaltaMarcelo Gavensky
19392619/10/2014ArgentinaJujuyMonumento Natural Laguna de los PozuelosMarcelo Gavensky
20864316/10/2014ArgentinaJujuyAbra PampaLuis Fernandez Campos
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.