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Yellow-headed caracara

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The yellow-headed caracara, Daptrius chimachima, is a New World bird of prey in the falcon family Falconidae, of the order Falconiformes. It ranges across North and South America from Nicaragua to Uruguay. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Milvago chimachima 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Falconidae, Taxa
Source Yellow-headed caracara (Wikidata)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source Yellow-headed caracara (Wikipedia)
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Found In

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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Yellow-headed caracara (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q28484 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Falconidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. Yellow-headed caracara (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A2
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Savanna, Section: Distribution and habitat; begins "The yellow-headed caracara is a bird of lightly"
    The yellow-headed caracara is a bird of lightly treed open landscapes, like savannas with palms and scattered trees, ranchlands and pastures, gallery forests, and the edges of denser forests.
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