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| + | [[Image:Dabs - Yellow - headed Caracara juvenile 2.JPG|thumb|350px|right||Juvenile, subspecies ''cordata''<br />Photo by {{user|DABS|DABS}}<br />Orange Grove, [[Trinidad]], May 2018]] | ||
[[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. | [[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. | ||
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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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Revision as of 22:17, 15 May 2018
- Milvago chimachima
Identification
41-46 cm (16-18 in)
- 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.
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.
Movements
A resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-headed Caracara. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-headed_Caracara
External Links
