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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235935714/09/2025ArgentinaCorrientesEsteros del ibera portal cambyretá, Esteros del ibera cambyretáRicardo Hope
177378624/05/2023ArgentinaMisionesReserva Urutaú, Candelaria1Ricardo Hope
177378828/11/2020ArgentinaMisionesJardín botánico, Capital1Ricardo Hope
177378513/11/2020ArgentinaMisionesReserva Urutaú, Candelaria1Ricardo Hope
177378418/09/2020ArgentinaMisionesParque Temático de la Cruz, Candelaria2Ricardo Hope
177378928/02/2020ArgentinaCorrientesItuzaingó, Ituzaingó1Ricardo Hope
177379013/07/2019ArgentinaCorrientesR12 y R120, Ituzaingó1Ricardo Hope
177379119/11/2018ArgentinaCorrientesSan Alonso, Corrientes, Santo Tomé1Ricardo Hope
177378302/09/2017ArgentinaMisionesCandelaria, Candelaria1Ricardo Hope
177378717/04/2016ArgentinaMisionesDesembocadura Arroyo Mártires, Capital1Ricardo Hope
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/03/2026.