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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: 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
Foto
Photography ID: 665790
  Immature
Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
12/30/2025
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 664712
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
12/16/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 664711
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
12/16/2025
Diego Oscar
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: 629309
  Juvenile
Departamento las heras
Mendoza
Argentina
04/02/2025
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 629307
  Juvenile
Departamento las heras
Mendoza
Argentina
04/02/2025
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 617698
  Adult
Las Heras
Mendoza
Argentina
02/20/2024
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 609234
  Adult
Las Heras
Mendoza
Argentina
09/08/2024
Edgar Romeo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245282420/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaLaguna Coipo Lauquen2Hugo Caverzasi
245345309/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaVillavicencio3Emilio Martin Perez
244907419/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaSendero Laguna Horcones hasta Puente Colgante, Parque Provincial AconcaguaDiego Trillo
243200508/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaparque cordón del plata, VallecitosJorge Omar Lanza
241035430/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaVillavicencioEmilio Martin Perez
240080916/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaParque Provincial Aconcagua1Diego Oscar
229372024/05/2025ArgentinaMendozaParque Provincial Aconcagua3Pablo Moreno
226954602/04/2025ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural Villavicencio y ruta de los caracoles de villavicencio, Departamento las herasDamián Carnevale
225774328/02/2025ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural Villavicencio1Emilio Martin Perez
224280631/01/2025ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural Villavicencio2Emilio Martin Perez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.