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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: 664466
  Immature
El Infiernillo
Tucumán
Argentina
12/06/2025
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 630674
  Adult
Santa Ana de Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
04/10/2025
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 558261
  Adult
El Infiernillo
Tucumán
Argentina
11/26/2023
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 531616
♀  Adult
El Infiernillo
Tucumán
Argentina
04/08/2023
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 520212
  Adult
El Infiernillo
Tucumán
Argentina
12/26/2022
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 485471
  Adult
Yavi
Jujuy
Argentina
02/20/2022
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 312652
  Adult
El Infiernillo
Tucumán
Argentina
01/22/2019
Diego Carus



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240609208/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del Barón, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
240393006/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del río Churqui, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
227378510/04/2025ArgentinaJujuyAbra de Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Valle GrandeDiego Carus
227876708/04/2025ArgentinaJujuySanta AnaDiego Carus
192340226/11/2023ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del Barón, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
174838208/04/2023ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del río Churqui, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
170003026/12/2022ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del río Churqui, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
155842909/03/2022ArgentinaJujuyAbra de Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Valle GrandeDiego Carus
155819508/03/2022ArgentinaTucumánVega a 4100 mtrs, Parque Provincial Cumbres CalchaquíesDiego Carus
227944428/02/2022ArgentinaJujuySanta Ana de Valle GrandeDiego Carus
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Citation recommended:

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