Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (2)
Richard O. Bierregaard, Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Vicente Pantoja-Maggi
Version: 1.2 — Published March 26, 2025
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Кафява каракара |
| Catalan | caracarà ximango |
| Croatian | smeđa karakara |
| Czech | čimango argentinský |
| Dutch | Chimango |
| English | Chimango Caracara |
| English (United States) | Chimango Caracara |
| Estonian | väikekarakaara |
| Finnish | ruskokarakara |
| French | Caracara chimango |
| French (Canada) | Caracara chimango |
| German | Chimangokarakara |
| Icelandic | Rauðfálki |
| Japanese | チマンゴカラカラ |
| Norwegian | brunkarakara |
| Polish | karakara brązowa |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | chimango |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Chimango |
| Russian | Химанго |
| Serbian | Čimango karakara |
| Slovak | karakara milvágo |
| Spanish | Caracara Chimango |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Chimango |
| Spanish (Chile) | Tiuque |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Chimango |
| Spanish (Spain) | Caracara chimango |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Chimango |
| Swedish | chimangokarakara |
| Turkish | Çimango Karakarası |
| Ukrainian | Хіманго |
Revision Notes
Vicente Pantoja updated this version of the account by including all the information present in the journals "Boletín Informativo CIPA,” "Boletín Chileno de Ornitología,” "Revista Chilena de Ornitología,” and "La Chiricoca" as part of a partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC).
Daptrius chimango (Vieillot, 1816)
PROTONYM:
Polyborus chimango
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.260.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Rare in Paraguay, common on the Rio de la Plata, ex Azara.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- DAPTRIUS
- chimango
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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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