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Genus of birds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Milvago is a genus of bird of prey in the family Falconidae.
| Milvago | |
|---|---|
| |
| Chimango caracara (Milvago chimango) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Falconidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyborinae |
| Genus: | Milvago Spix, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Milvago ochrocephalus[1] von Spix, 1824 | |
Milvago contains two extant species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Milvago chimachima | Yellow-headed caracara | Costa Rica south through Trinidad and Tobago to northern Argentina (the provinces of Misiones, Chaco, Formosa, Corrientes and Santa Fe) |
 | Milvago chimango | Chimango caracara | Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay and south of Brazil. |
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.
A paleosubspecies of the yellow-headed caracara from Florida is also known.
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