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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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Records from Parque Nacional los Cardones

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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


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Foto
Photography ID: 380451
  Adult
Parque Nacional los Cardones
Salta
Argentina
01/24/2020
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 218594
  Adult
Parque Nacional los Cardones
Salta
Argentina
07/15/2017
Max Uranga



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226045101/02/2025ArgentinaSaltaValle Encantado, Parque Nacional los Cardones4Pablo Moreno
221415108/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Cerro Negro, Parque Nacional los Cardones1Nicolás Bejarano
221236808/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Cerro Negro, Parque Nacional los Cardones1Luis Cesar Tejo
221156708/12/2024ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Cerro Negro, Parque Nacional los Cardones1Daniela Espinosa
149544327/10/2021ArgentinaSaltaValle Encantado, Parque Nacional los CardonesVictor Hugo Michelini
118241424/01/2020ArgentinaSaltaValle Encantado, Parque Nacional los CardonesSilvina Collado
118216024/01/2020ArgentinaSaltaValle Encantado, Parque Nacional los CardonesYamil Pablo Cotsali
118070424/01/2020ArgentinaSaltaValle Encantado, Parque Nacional los CardonesJulian Uriel Collado
80667006/09/2018ArgentinaSaltaValle Encantado, Parque Nacional los CardonesWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
69627223/01/2018ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Cerro Negro, Parque Nacional los Cardones1Andres Teran
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.