Mountain Caracara Daptrius megalopterus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | čimango horský |
| Dutch | Andescaracara |
| English | Mountain Caracara |
| English (United States) | Mountain Caracara |
| French | Caracara montagnard |
| French (French Guiana) | 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
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Leo Gilman copyedited the account.
Daptrius megalopterus (Meyen, 1834)
PROTONYM:
Aquila megaloptera
Meyen, 1834. NovaActaAcad.Caes.Leop.Carol. 16 Suppl., p.64 pl.7.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Highest regions of the Cordillera of Chile.
Definitions
- DAPTRIUS
- megalopterus
- Megalopterus
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● 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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