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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

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Photography ID: 678625
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
02/19/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 672599
  Adult
Vallecitos
Mendoza
Argentina
02/08/2026
Jorge Omar Lanza



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245282420/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaLaguna Coipo Lauquen2Hugo Caverzasi
245278120/03/2026ArgentinaNeuquénRuta 43 hacia Varvarco, Las Ovejas15Hugo Caverzasi
244907419/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaSendero Laguna Horcones hasta Puente Colgante, Parque Provincial AconcaguaDiego Trillo
243200508/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaparque cordón del plata, VallecitosJorge Omar Lanza
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Citation recommended:

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