Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)

Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Size
51 - 56 cm
Wingspan: 111 - 124 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Meyen, 1834)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. From 2,900 - 5,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru.

Andes from northern Peru (Piura), through Bolivia to north-western Argentina and central Chile (Colchagua).

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

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) [XC15998]
by Niels Krabbe from Jujuy: Laguna de Pozuelo, Argentina (call, calls of adult in flight)

Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) [XC682111]
by Dries Van de Loock from Lake Huacarpay, Cusco, Peru (call)

Subspecies
Formerly considered to include White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis) and Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus) as subspecies. All form superspecies, in which some authors also include Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis). Possible hybrids with White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis) reported.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) - 10 files

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