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;[[:Category:Milvago|Milvago]] chimachima | ;[[:Category:Milvago|Milvago]] chimachima | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 41-46 cm | + | 41-46 cm |
| + | *Buff head | ||
| + | *Black streak behind the eye | ||
| + | *Buff underparts | ||
| + | *Brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Pale patches on the flight feathers | ||
| + | *Tail barred cream and brown<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes similar but the female is larger than the male.<br /> | ||
| + | Immature birds are heavily mottled with brown and buff. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: breeds in south-west [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]] and in South America from [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]] and the [[Guianas]] south to [[Paraguay]] and southern [[Brazil]] and west to [[Ecuador]], eastern [[Peru]] and eastern [[Bolivia]]. Common in much of range. | ||
| − | + | Resident. | |
| − | [[ | + | [[Image:d10_0660.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}} <br />above Dominical, [[Costa Rica]].]] |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Two subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | Two subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| − | * ''M.c. cordata'' | + | * ''M.c. cordata'': |
| − | * ''M.c. chimachima'' | + | :*southwest [[Costa Rica]] to [[Brazil]] north of the Amazon; [[Trinidad]] |
| − | + | * ''M.c. chimachima'': | |
| − | + | :*[[Brazil]] south of the Amazon to eastern [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and northern [[Argentina]] | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Wooded savanna, open woodland and forest edge. | Wooded savanna, open woodland and forest edge. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes reptiles, amphibians, small animals and carrion; it takes ticks from cattle. | The diet includes reptiles, amphibians, small animals and carrion; it takes ticks from cattle. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Wikipedia |
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Milvago+chimachima}} | {{GSearch|Milvago+chimachima}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Milvago]] | + | <br /> |
| + | {{Video|Yellow-headed_Caracara}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Milvago]] [[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 5 October 2011
- Milvago chimachima
Identification
41-46 cm
- Buff head
- Black streak behind the eye
- Buff underparts
- Brown upperparts
- Pale patches on the flight feathers
- Tail barred cream and brown
Sexes similar but the female is larger than the male.
Immature birds are heavily mottled with brown and buff.
Distribution
Central and South America: breeds in south-west Costa Rica and Panama and in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Paraguay and southern Brazil and west to Ecuador, eastern Peru and eastern Bolivia. Common in much of range.
Resident.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- M.c. cordata:
- southwest Costa Rica to Brazil north of the Amazon; Trinidad
- M.c. chimachima:
Habitat
Wooded savanna, open woodland and forest edge.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes reptiles, amphibians, small animals and carrion; it takes ticks from cattle.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-headed Caracara. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-headed_Caracara
External Links
