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Yellow-headed Caracara / Milvago chimachima

Yellow-headed Caracara bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsYellow headed Caracara, Chimachima, Northern Carrier Falcon, Chimachima Caracara
Old latin name for birdPolyborus chimachima, Milvago ochrocephalus, Milvago readei, Daptrius chimachima
OrderFalcons / Falconiformes
FamilyCaracaras, Falcons / Falconidae
GenusMilvago
Breeding regionMiddle America, South America
Breeding subregionCosta Rica to n Argentina

Yellow-headed Caracara bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Colombia
  • 2.
    Alarm call, © Andres Angulo
    Colombia
  • 3.
    Call, © Robson Silva e Silva
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Song, © Nick Komar
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Song, © Marcelo Villegas
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 7.
    Call, © Hotel Tinamu
    Colombia
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 9.
    Fight Screams, alarm call, © Henry Miller Carneiro Alexandre
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call flight, © Peter Boesman
    Colombia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Chimango Caracara

Where to see Yellow-headed Caracara

Yellow-headed Caracara subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Milvago chimachima chimachimaAmazon s to n Argentina-No
Milvago chimachima cordatas Costa Rica through South America n of the Amazon-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniximaxima
Bengali঴রমদভাথা কাযাকাযা
BulgarianЖълтоглава каракара
Catalancaracarà de cap groguenc
Chinese黄头叫隼
Chinese (Traditional)黃頭叫鷹
Croatianžutoglava karakara
Czechčimango žlutavý, Cimango žlutohlavý
DanishLys Caracara
DutchGeelkopcaracara
EsperantoĈimaĉimo
Estonianhelekarakaara
Finnishvaaleakarakara
FrenchCaracara à tête jaune, Caracara chimachima
GermanGelbkopfkarakara, Chimachima
GuaraniKiri-kiri, Kirincho, Kiri kiri
Hungarianpásztorkarakara
ItalianCaracara testagialla
Japaneseキバラカラカラ
Kazakhхимахима
Lithuaniangelsvagalvė karakara
Norwegiankremkarakara, Kremkarakara
Norwegian NynorskKremkarakara
PolishTrębacz czimaczima, karakara jasnogłowa, trebacz jasnoglowy, trębacz jasnogłowy
Portuguesecaracara-de-cabeça-amarela, caracará-pinhé, caracará-branco, papa-bicheira, chimango-branco, carapinhé, chimachima, caracaraí, caracará, pinhé, caracará-tinga, Gavião-carrapateiro, carrapateiro
RussianХимахима
SerbianŽutoglava karakara
Slovakcimango cimacima, čimango čimačima, karakara čimačima (čimačima pobelavá), karakara čimačima
SpanishCaracara chimachima, Pigua, Caracara cabecigualdo, Chimachimá, Chimachima
SwedishGulhövdad chimango, gulhuvad karakara
TurkishSarı Başlı Karakara
Ukrainianхімахіма