Species

Yellow-headed caracara

Birds

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Nature Atlas. "Yellow-headed caracara." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/yellow-headed-caracara.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Yellow-headed caracara. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/yellow-headed-caracara

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@misc{natureatlas-yellow-headed-caracara,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Yellow-headed caracara},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/yellow-headed-caracara},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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.

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