Mountain Caracara Daptrius megalopterus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Vicente Pantoja, Jesús Díaz, Valentina Espinoza, Juan José Soto, Maria Luisa Estay, and Francisca Ibarra Manzo
Version: 2.0 — Published June 21, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Андска каракара |
| Catalan | caracarà andí |
| Czech | čimango horský |
| Dutch | Andescaracara |
| English | Mountain Caracara |
| English (United States) | Mountain Caracara |
| French | Caracara montagnard |
| French (France) | Caracara montagnard |
| German | Bergkarakara |
| Japanese | アンデスカラカラ |
| Norwegian | fjellkarakara |
| Polish | karakara andyjska |
| Russian | Горная каракара |
| Serbian | Planinska karakara |
| Slovak | karakara vrchovská |
| Spanish | Caracara Andino |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Matamico Andino |
| Spanish (Chile) | Carancho cordillerano |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Caracara Montañero |
| Spanish (Peru) | Caracara Cordillerano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Caracara andino |
| Swedish | bergkarakara |
| Turkish | And Karakarası |
| Ukrainian | Каракара андійська |
Revision Notes
Vicente Pantoja, Jesús Díaz, Valentina Espinoza, Juan José Soto, María Luisa Estay and Francisca Ibarra Manzo revised the account as part of a partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC). Fernando Medrano edited the account. Andrew Spencer contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior section. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, Daphne R. Walmer and Linda A. Hensley copy edited the draft.
Daptrius megalopterus (Meyen, 1834)
PROTONYM:
Aquila megaloptera
Meyen, 1834. Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum 16 Suppl., p.64 pl.7.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Highest regions of the Cordillera of Chile.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DAPTRIUS
- megalopterus
- Megalopterus
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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 Mountain Caracara
Map last updated 14 March 2024.
