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Milvago Carbo
''Milvago'' is a genus of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. Species ''Milvago'' contains two extant species: They are native to South America and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, with ''M. chimachima'' just reaching to the Isthmus of Panama and into Costa Rica, though recently having expanded its range into the northern part of the country. Prehistorically the genus extended much further north into Cuba and Hispaniola, where it might have become extinct as late as after the arrival of the first humans in the early Holocene, though there is no evidence for this at present and they more likely disappeared already during the last glacial period. ;Fossil species * †''Milvago brodkorbi'' (Late Pleistocene of Peru) * †''Milvago alexandri'' (Late Pleistocene of Hispaniola, West Indies) * †''Milvago carbo,'' Cuban caracara (Holocene of Cuba, West Indies) *†''Milvago diazfrancoi'' (Late Pleistocene of Cuba) A paleosubspecies of the yellow-headed caracara from Florid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimango Caracara
The chimango caracara (''Milvago chimango'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay and south of Brazil. The chimango is found as far south as Tierra del Fuego and is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. Habitat Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, high-altitude shrubland, temperate grassland, Patagonian steppe, and heavily degraded former forest. This bird is typically found at edges of water and near towns and fields, the latter especially if they are newly ploughed. It is the most common raptor in the Argentinean Patagonia and Chile. Species description This species is from 37 to 40 cm long. A typical chimango caracara has a mantle and back edged with cinnamon brown feathers and white. Neck, chest, abdomen and belly light brown. Head dark brown. It is the smallest variety of caracara. Wings have a dark brown stripe with white in the basal half of the primaries. The tail is light br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
