---
title: "Mountain Caracara"
description: "Daptrius megalopterus — Birds. The mountain caracara (Daptrius megalopterus), (Spanish: corequenque) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mountain-caracara
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mountain Caracara

> Daptrius megalopterus — Birds. The mountain caracara (Daptrius megalopterus), (Spanish: corequenque) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae.

- Scientific name: *Daptrius megalopterus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 2840
- iNaturalist taxon: [1432787](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1432787)

## Names

- en: Mountain Caracara
- de: Andenkarakara
- es: Carancho cordillerano
- fr: Caracara montagnard

## Countries with the most observations

BO (996), PE (773), CL (392), AR (319), EC (12)

## Summary

The mountain caracara (Daptrius megalopterus), (Spanish: corequenque) is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in puna and páramo in the Andes, ranging from northern Ecuador, through Peru and Bolivia, to northern Argentina and Chile. It is generally uncommon to fairly common. It resembles the closely related carunculated caracara and white-throated caracara, but unlike those species, its chest is uniform black. Juveniles are far less distinctive than the red-faced pied adults, being overall brown with dull pinkish-grey facial skin.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_caracara

## Photo

![Mountain Caracara](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mountain-caracara/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168403995

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mountain-caracara?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).