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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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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: 489739
  Juvenile
Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
03/12/2022
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 489738
  Adult
Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
03/12/2022
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 59300
  Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
08/10/2014
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 59276
  Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
08/10/2014
Diego Oscar



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240080916/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaParque Provincial Aconcagua1Diego Oscar
213192308/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyAbra de Lizoite1Diego Oscar
213191808/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 5, Jujuy, Ar2Diego Oscar
213191108/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 5, Jujuy, Ar2Diego Oscar
213188707/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyMonumento Natural Laguna de los Pozuelos1Diego Oscar
156121512/03/2022ArgentinaMendozaMirador del Balcón, Reserva Natural Villavicencio2Diego Oscar
156120112/03/2022ArgentinaMendozaRuta "caracoles de Villavicencio"2Diego Oscar
16716510/08/2014ArgentinaJujuyRuta Nacional 9, Tres CrucesDiego Oscar
2760108/02/2012ArgentinaMendozaRuta 7 Entre Uspallata y MendozaDiego Oscar
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Citation recommended:

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