Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
The Chimango is the name sake for the Aeromot Ximango AMT-100, AMT-200, AMT-200S, and AMT-300 motorgliders. The Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango) is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family. It also noted that Ximango is the Portuguese spelling of Chimango with is the spanish/latin spelling.Chimango2a.png BTW the pronunciation is something like: shee man' go
It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands. This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 3,200,000 km².
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrub-land, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrub-land, temperate grassland, and heavily degraded former forest. It is found in a large variety of open habitats including agricultural land where it follows the plough in large groups.
It has a large global population estimated to be >1,000,000 individuals (Ferguson-Lees et al. 2001) and is regarded as the commonest raptor in its area.
It can be identified in flight by its pale rump and the distinctive pale "windows" on the wings. It has a yellowish bill and some pinkish bare facial skin. It feeds on carrion and a wide variety of small wild prey including frogs (see bottom right picture).
Link to Google Image Gallery of Chimangos
Link to Wikipedia entry on Chimangos
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