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Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
Vieillot, 1816. 2 subspecies recognized, here is shown the nominal one.
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Black back and wings, rest of the body cream-coloured, with a thin black stripe from the eye to the nape. Barred tail and broad white panel on the wing, very visible in flight. Juvenile is very different, with strongly streaked head and underparts, giving it a dark general aspect.
Carate, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Neotropical Region
Date: 11 july 2010
Author: Alex García
 
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