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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
229746206/06/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Araucaria1Naré Berduc
198942017/02/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Natural Islas y canales verdes del Río Uruguay, Uruguay1Naré Berduc
198941010/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesPP Cañadón de Profundidad, Candelaria2Naré Berduc
198941401/10/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosÁrea Natural Protegida Don Sebastián, La Paz1Naré Berduc
198941703/04/2023ArgentinaCorrientesPN Iberá--Portal Laguna Iberá (Carlos Pellegrini y Laguna Iberá), San Martín1Naré Berduc
198941602/04/2023ArgentinaCorrientesPN Iberá--Portal Laguna Iberá (Carlos Pellegrini y Laguna Iberá), San Martín1Naré Berduc
200347231/01/2023UruguayCanelonesDepartamento de Canelones1Naré Berduc
198941920/12/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Natural Islas y canales verdes del Río Uruguay, Uruguay1Naré Berduc
198941204/11/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosEntre Ríos, Federal3Naré Berduc
198940923/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Turístico Don Rodolfo, Santa Ana2Naré Berduc
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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.