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Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango

Overview

Description

The chimango caracara also known as chimango or tiuque (Milvago chimango) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as a vagrant on the Falkland Islands and has been introduced on Rapa Nui.1

Taxonomy

Falconiformes > Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) > Falcons and Caracaras

Sightings

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Places Seen

  • Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile
  • Magallanes, Chile
  • Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
  • Valparaíso, Chile

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Footnotes

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimango_caracara