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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Daptrius chimachima, Polyborus chimachima, Milvago chimachima.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 654688
  Adult
Cartagena de Indias
Bolívar
Colombia
09/15/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 442848
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
01/19/2021
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 428267
  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/07/2021
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 187331
  Adult
Itaparica (municipio)
Bahia
Brazil
01/08/2017
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 70972
  Adult
San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
11/24/2014
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 791
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
10/10/2010
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 787
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
10/10/2010
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241013603/01/202619:03ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
240929702/01/202619:34ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
240566028/12/202516:26ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
236442721/09/202512:46ColombiaBolívarCarrera 2 371Jorge La Grotteria
236423821/09/202506:43ColombiaBolívarParque de la Marina, Cartagena de Indias1Jorge La Grotteria
236301920/09/202513:44ColombiaBolívarCalle 1A 153, Cartagena de Indias1Jorge La Grotteria
236237119/09/202516:21ColombiaBolívarCalle 1A 23, Cartagena de Indias2Jorge La Grotteria
236212819/09/202510:03ColombiaBolívarLa Boquilla-Arroyo De Piedra1Jorge La Grotteria
236209219/09/202508:21ColombiaBolívarLa Boquilla-Arroyo De Piedra1Jorge La Grotteria
236152118/09/202512:11ColombiaMagdalenaCienaga-Barranquilla1Jorge La Grotteria
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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.