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Yellow-headed Caracara

Daptrius chimachima
(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
Chimachima
Carrapateiro
Family: Falconidae
Order: Falconiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Valle del Cauca

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Daptrius chimachima, Polyborus chimachima, Milvago chimachima.

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Foto
Photography ID: 676543
  Juvenile
Eco hotel El Diamante
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/15/2025
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 650909
  Adult
Ecohotel El Diamante
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/15/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 650908
  Adult
Ecohotel El Diamante
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/15/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 524065
  Adult
La Union
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
01/12/2023
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 317247
  Adult
Tulua
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
01/07/2019
Juan Sebastián Salgado
Foto
Photography ID: 317245
♂ ♀  Adult
Tulua
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
01/06/2019
Juan Sebastián Salgado
Foto
Photography ID: 138301
  Adult
Cali
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
02/07/2016
Max Gaitán
Foto
Photography ID: 115587
  Adult
Cali
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
01/17/2015
Max Gaitán



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235418020/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLocalidad Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature Reserve1Pablo Eguia
244257115/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaEco hotel El DiamanteJorge Schlemmer
235376915/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaEcohotel El Diamante2Pablo Eguia
235372815/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaReserva Natural Laguna de Sonso1Pablo Eguia
233281215/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaReserva Natural Laguna de Sonso1Nino A. Grangetto
235352213/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaHumedal Platanares (yumbo)1Pablo Eguia
233456713/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaHumedal Platanares Yumbo, Humedal Platanares1Nino A. Grangetto
229696818/05/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaFinca la florida1Carlos Schmidt
171993912/01/2023ColombiaValle del CaucaParque nacional de la uva, La UnionCarlos Schmidt
88591015/02/2019ColombiaValle del CaucaCalle 38 Norte 6 Norte35, CaliMarcelo Gavensky
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.