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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 Antofagasta de la Sierra

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsParina Chica (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)08/11/2021Daniela Espinosa



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 636582
♂ ♀  Adult
Antofagasta de la Sierra
Catamarca
Argentina
05/22/2025
Gustavo Pascuas
Foto
Photography ID: 19651
  Juvenile
Antofagasta de la Sierra
Catamarca
Argentina
02/11/2013
Edith Polverini



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229384822/05/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaAntofagasta de la SierraGustavo Pascuas
176868204/03/2023ArgentinaCatamarcaEl Peñón, Antofagasta de la SierraDario Juan Wendeler
172618421/01/2022ArgentinaCatamarcaVolcán Galán, Antofagasta de la SierraMauro Carballo
149721008/11/2021ArgentinaCatamarcaLaguna Grande, Antofagasta de la Sierra1Luis Cesar Tejo
149665208/11/2021ArgentinaCatamarcaLaguna Grande, Antofagasta de la Sierra1Daniela Espinosa
126554601/05/2013ArgentinaCatamarcaVolcán Galán, Antofagasta de la SierraPatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
5347911/02/2013ArgentinaCatamarcaAntofagasta de la SierraEdith Polverini
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 13/03/2026.