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Yellow-headed Caracara
Daptrius chimachima
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Roadside HawkRupornis magnirostris
Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
Great Black HawkButeogallus urubitinga
Collared Forest-FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Colombia | 4,129 |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,709 |
| Costa Rica | 1,803 |
| Panama | 1,787 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 1,225 |
| Antioquia | 1,032 |
| Sao Paulo | 671 |
| Provincia de Panamá | 595 |
| Minas Gerais | 490 |
| Rio de Jeneiro | 394 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Falcons and Caracaras · Falconiformes |
| Family | Falcons and Caracaras · Falconidae |
| Genus | Daptrius Caracaras · Daptrius |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yellow-headed Caracara with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.