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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: 466865
  Adult
Reserva Natural El Puente Verde
Misiones
Argentina
10/08/2021
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 274077
  Adult
El Sombrero
Corrientes
Argentina
06/27/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 273988
  Juvenile
Colonia Benitez
Chaco
Argentina
06/30/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 225216
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/28/2017
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 166813
  Adult
Parque Provincial Pampa del Indio
Chaco
Argentina
09/06/2016
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 120915
  Adult
Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/14/2015
Diego Carus



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
167258711/10/2022ArgentinaChacoColonia BenitezDiego Carus
148305408/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural El Puente VerdeDiego Carus
139157902/04/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosCampo Dri, ConcordiaDiego Carus
118012826/01/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional 14, ConcordiaDiego Carus
95518503/03/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, ConcordiaDiego Carus
80141231/08/2018ArgentinaFormosaReserva GuaycolecDiego Carus
77505830/06/2018ArgentinaChacoColonia BenitezDiego Carus
77519627/06/2018ArgentinaCorrientesHaras Los Orígenes, El SombreroDiego Carus
63409528/10/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarDiego Carus
61781915/09/2017ArgentinaFormosaSeccional Estero Poí, Parque Nacional Río PilcomayoDiego Carus
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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.