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Primary Traits
254.8 g
0 m - 3,000 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Phalcoboenus chimango
English name
Chimango Caracara
Order
Falconiformes
Family
Falconidae
Genus
Phalcoboenus
Species
chimango
Data source
HBW2, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Neotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
300 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
289 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
170 g
Maximum unsexed mass
260 g
Average mass
254.8 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,000 m
Maximum elevation
4,000 m
Elevation range
3,000 m
Typical elevation
1,500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
7
Primary diet
Carnivore
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.68
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Solitary
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Platform
Nest substrate
Ground, Tree, Grass, Rock, Pole
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
5
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
26 d
Maximum incubation period
32 d
Minimum fledging period
32 d
Maximum fledging period
41 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
3
Average fledging period
36.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary