Chimango Caracara

Milvago chimango

Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
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The chimango caracara, also known as chimango or tiuque, is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as a vagrant on the Falkland Islands and has been introduced on Rapa Nui. Source

Where is the Chimango Caracara now?

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 850 times across 5 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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How the Chimango Caracara moves through the year

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in South America ranged from 46°S in August to 32°S in October, about 1,600 km apart.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.