Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (31)
- Subspecies (2)
Richard O. Bierregaard, Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.1 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Жълтоглава каракара |
| Catalan | caracarà capgroc |
| Czech | čimango žlutavý |
| Dutch | Geelkopcaracara |
| English | Yellow-headed Caracara |
| English (United States) | Yellow-headed Caracara |
| French | Caracara à tête jaune |
| French (France) | Caracara à tête jaune |
| German | Gelbkopfkarakara |
| Japanese | キバラカラカラ |
| Norwegian | kremkarakara |
| Polish | karakara jasnogłowa |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | carrapateiro |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Carrapateiro |
| Russian | Химахима |
| Serbian | Žutoglava karakara |
| Slovak | karakara čimačima |
| Spanish | Caracara Chimachima |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Chimachima |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Caracara Cabecigualdo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Caracara Bayo |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Caracara Cabeza Amarilla |
| Spanish (Panama) | Caracara Cabeciamarilla |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Chimachima |
| Spanish (Peru) | Caracara Chimachima |
| Spanish (Spain) | Caracara chimachima |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Chimachima |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Caricare Sabanero |
| Swedish | gulhuvad karakara |
| Turkish | Sarı Başlı Karakara |
| Ukrainian | Хімахіма |
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Leo Gilman copyedited the account.
Daptrius chimachima (Vieillot, 1816)
PROTONYM:
Polyborus chimachima
Vieillot, 1816. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 5, p.259.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Paraguay.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DAPTRIUS
- chimachima
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Yellow-headed Caracara
