Listen to the Chimango caracara
Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.
About the Chimango caracara
The Chimango caracara is a bird in the family Falconidae (order Falconiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 77 cm and weigh around 274 g.
What does the Chimango caracara sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as flight call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The chimango caracara (Daptrius chimango), also known as chimango or tiuque, is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae, the falcons and caracaras. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, as a vagrant on the Falkland Islands and has been introduced on Rapa Nui.
More from the family Falconidae
Common kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
American kestrel
Falco sparverius
Amur falcon
Falco amurensis
New Zealand falcon
Falco novaeseelandiae
Red-throated caracara
Ibycter americanus
Black caracara
Daptrius ater
Crested Caracara
Caracara cheriway
Barred forest falcon
Micrastur ruficollis
Buckley's forest falcon
Micrastur buckleyi
Frequently asked questions
What does a Chimango caracara sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Chimango caracara on this page, including its flight call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Chimango caracara endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Chimango caracara as “least concern”.
What family does the Chimango caracara belong to?
The Chimango caracara (Milvago chimango) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Ezeiza, Ezeiza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina by Gabriele Magurno – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q934445 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Chimango caracara – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Cláudio Dias Timm from Rio Grande do Sul – CC BY-SA 2.0