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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: 656056
  Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 654995
  Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 180614
  Squab
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
11/29/2016
Santiago M. Carrillo
Foto
Photography ID: 66545
  Immature
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
10/12/2014
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 61322
  Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
08/29/2014
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 60846
  Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
08/29/2014
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 59300
  Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
08/10/2014
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 59276
  Adult
Tres Cruces
Jujuy
Argentina
08/10/2014
Diego Oscar



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237237218/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyTres CrucesEduardo Cusano
236997618/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyTres CrucesSergio Cusano
51558929/11/2016ArgentinaJujuyRuta Nacional 9, Tres CrucesSantiago M. Carrillo
45968625/07/2016ArgentinaJujuyTres Cruces2Jorge La Grotteria
31807413/08/2015ArgentinaJujuyRuta Nacional 9, Tres CrucesJosé Aparicio
19102012/10/2014ArgentinaJujuyTres CrucesAlec Earnshaw
17382729/08/2014ArgentinaJujuyTres CrucesHéctor Bernardo Fernández
17270629/08/2014ArgentinaJujuyTres CrucesHéctor Schreiber
16716510/08/2014ArgentinaJujuyRuta Nacional 9, Tres CrucesDiego Oscar
4082004/09/2012ArgentinaJujuyTres CrucesJorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

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