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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: 62567
  Adult
Pumahuasi
Jujuy
Argentina
08/27/2014
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 15742
  Adult
Puerta de Lipán
Jujuy
Argentina
09/06/2012
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234568620/08/202511:57ArgentinaJujuyCamino sin nombrar1Jorge La Grotteria
234444319/08/202511:29ArgentinaJujuyVía Sin Nombre2Jorge La Grotteria
234404018/08/202513:04ArgentinaJujuyVía Sin Nombre1Jorge La Grotteria
215481221/09/2024PeruCuzcoPumacahua, Maras15Jorge La Grotteria
182390109/09/2023BoliviaDepartamento de La PazRuta Nacional 3 (-16,326491, -68,031720)1Jorge La Grotteria
182390009/09/2023BoliviaDepartamento de La PazRuta Nacional 3 (-16,330350, -67,962443)2Jorge La Grotteria
182388109/09/2023BoliviaDepartamento de La PazRuta Nacional 31Jorge La Grotteria
182388009/09/2023BoliviaDepartamento de La PazRuta Nacional 32Jorge La Grotteria
182387609/09/2023BoliviaDepartamento de La PazRuta Nacional 31Jorge La Grotteria
151941220/12/2021ArgentinaSaltaRuta Nacional 51 95 (-24,440242, -65,969785)1Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.