Yellow-headed Caracara
Milvago chimachima (Vieillot, 1816)
Falconidae — Caracaras, Falcons
Yellow-headed Caracara, Milvago chimachima, is a bird of prey found from Nicaragua south through much of South America to Uruguay. It lives in open country with scattered trees, including savannas, ranchland, pastures, gallery forest edges and the margins of thicker woodland. Its range also includes parts of Central America and several islands off the northern South American coast. The bird is usually sedentary, though some individuals move beyond the normal range. It is notable for its broad use of lightly wooded landscapes and cleared areas.
- Order
- Falconiformes
- Family
- Falconidae — Caracaras, Falcons
- Breeding range
- Middle America, South America: Costa Rica to n Argentina
