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Chimango Caracara

Daptrius chimango

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Argentina.January 802, February 573, March 391, April 481, May 428, June 301, July 510, August 545, September 571, October 696, November 691, December 650.
Argentina6,639
Chile2,717
Buenos Aires2,560
La Pampa1,284
Región Metropolitana de Santiago655
Región de Los Lagos433
Santa Fe432
Neuquén430
Córdoba386
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires380

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

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderFalcons and Caracaras · Falconiformes
FamilyFalcons and Caracaras · Falconidae
GenusDaptrius Caracaras · Daptrius

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Chimango Caracara with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.