Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango) - HBW 2, p. 251
French: Caracara chimango
German: Chimangokarakara
Spanish: Caracara Chimango
Other common names: Chimango (Hawk)
Taxonomy: Polyborus chimango Vieillot, 1816, Paraguay and Río de la Plata.
May form superspecies with M. chimachima; has been placed (with M. chimachima) in Polyborus. Birds of Tierra del Fuego sometimes awarded separate race, fuegiensis. Possible race azarae normally included within nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chimango (Vieillot, 1816) - N & C Chile and N & C Argentina through Paraguay to Uruguay and adjacent Brazil.
- temucoensis W. L. Sclater, 1918 - S Chile (from near Concepción) and S Argentina (from R Chubut) S to Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult perched and preening, then walking on the ground Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp temucoensis)
Greg Baker 7 February 2005 1 year ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A bird walking and taking off Locality Termas de Puyehue, Puyehue National Park, Chile (ssp temucoensis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 October 2003 7 years ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A bird perched on a roof Locality Termas de Puyehue, Puyehue National Park, Chile (ssp temucoensis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 October 2003 7 years ago 24 sec 4.2 -
An adult perched on a sign Locality Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region, Chile (ssp temucoensis)
Greg Baker 14 November 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 15 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality Termas de Puyehue, Puyehue National Park, Chile (ssp temucoensis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 October 2003 7 years ago 11 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a roof Locality Termas de Puyehue, Puyehue National Park, Chile (ssp temucoensis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 October 2003 7 years ago 29 sec 3.8
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An individual resting in a shrub (Berberis)
Locality El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Roberto Pujana 10 December 2011 4 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult singing.
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Nicolas Olejnik 1 year ago 4 -
An adult perched in a thorny bush.
Locality El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Carmelo López 19 November 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
Chimango Caracara soaring.
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Bill Benish 15 January 2008 2 years ago 3.6 -
Frontal view.
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp temucoensi)
Mark Andrews 20 January 2005 45 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird thrive on the beach.
Locality Valparaiso, Valparaiso Region, Chile
Patricio Mackenzie 3 May 2008 1 year ago 3.5
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calls in flight Locality Barra do Quarai, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
(ssp chimango)
Jeremy Minns 26 August 2004 2 years ago 0
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