Chimango Caracara (Phalcoboenus chimango)

Other Names (World)
Chimango Caracara, Chimango, Chimango Hawk

Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Size
37 - 40 cm
Wingspan: 80 - 99 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1816)

Habitat
Temperate grassland. From sea-level - 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay (B).

Vagrant to Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (52)...)

Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango) [XC462559]
by from Estancia La Candelaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina (begging call, call)

Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango) [XC50731]
by Amanda Perin Marcon from PN Lanin-Laguna Verde, Neuquen, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
May form superspecies with Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima). Birds of Tierra del Fuego sometimes awarded separate subspecies, fuegiensis. Possible subspecies azarae normally included within nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

chimango (Vieillot, 1816) - Northern and central Chile and northern and central Argentina through Paraguay to Uruguay and adjacent Brazil.
temucoensis Sclater, WL, 1918 - Southern Chile (from near Concepci�n) and southern Argentina (from R Chubut) south to Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chimango Caracara (Phalcoboenus chimango) - 10 files

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