Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus)

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

Photography ID: 656056
Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Eduardo Cusano

Photography ID: 442232
Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
03/27/2021
Eduardo Cusano

Photography ID: 442229
Adult
Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
03/25/2021
Eduardo Cusano

Photography ID: 441892
Juvenile
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
03/23/2021
Eduardo Cusano

Photography ID: 441890
Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
03/23/2021
Eduardo Cusano

Photography ID: 441889
Adult
Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
03/23/2021
Eduardo Cusano

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2372372

18/09/2025

Argentina

Jujuy

Tres Cruces

Eduardo Cusano

1396337

27/03/2021

Argentina

Mendoza

Parque Provincial Aconcagua

Eduardo Cusano

1396333

25/03/2021

Argentina

Mendoza

Reserva Natural Villavicencio

Eduardo Cusano

1395876

23/03/2021

Argentina

Mendoza

Parque Provincial Aconcagua

Eduardo Cusano

1395875

23/03/2021

Argentina

Mendoza

Uspallata

Eduardo Cusano

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