Yellow-headed Caracara
Daptrius chimachima
(L 16-18" Wt 11.5 oz)
Tarcol Lodge
Costa Rica
04Jan2008
Resident of Costa Rica to
northern Argentina...rather
slow-flying hunter/scavenger.
northern Argentina...rather
slow-flying hunter/scavenger.
Audubon (1785-1851) didn‘t just like birds. He
had a passion for them, verging on mania …
and lovingly is the right word for the way he
painted birds.
had a passion for them, verging on mania …
and lovingly is the right word for the way he
painted birds.
(Holland Cotter, NY Times, 28Mar2014)
© Paul A.
Schwartz
Schwartz
Macaulay
Library
Library
Daptrius in Greek means eater,
bloodsucker; chimachima is a
local Argentinian name for this
bird.
bloodsucker; chimachima is a
local Argentinian name for this
bird.
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