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Mountain Caracara

Daptrius megalopterus
(Meyen, FJF, 1834)
Matamico Andino
Family: Falconidae
Order: Falconiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Polyborus megalopterus, Daptrius megalopterus, Aquila megaloptera, Phalcoboenus megalopterus.


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 586918
  Adult
Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
08/18/2021
Mariano Costa
Foto
Photography ID: 586916
  Adult
Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
08/18/2021
Mariano Costa
Foto
Photography ID: 556206
  Adult
Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
10/28/2023
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 543791
  Adult
Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
11/07/2020
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 441889
  Adult
Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
03/23/2021
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 128701
  Adult
Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
11/19/2015
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 81516
♂ ♀  Adult
Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
02/07/2015
Marcelo Daniel Ottaviani



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
191299428/10/2023ArgentinaMendozaSan Alberto, UspallataHernán Tolosa
204286218/08/2021ArgentinaMendozaRío Mendoza, UspallataMariano Costa
139587523/03/2021ArgentinaMendozaUspallataEduardo Cusano
180654707/11/2020ArgentinaMendozaCruz de Paramillos, UspallataMarcelo Zanotti
55425528/02/2017ArgentinaMendozaRuta Prov. 52, camino a Villavicencio, UspallataElsa Longo
37419819/11/2015ArgentinaMendozaUspallataAndres Espindola
118956616/08/2015ArgentinaMendozaUspallata2Yamil Pablo Cotsali
23805207/02/2015ArgentinaMendozaCerro de los siete colores, UspallataMarcelo Daniel Ottaviani
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 14/03/2026.