A small South American bird of prey (falcon) found in the Andes and temperate regions of South America.
From Spanish, derived from Quechua or another indigenous Andean language. The word entered European ornithological terminology in the 19th century when naturalists catalogued South American birds.
The chimango falcon is so adaptable it thrives in cities, farms, and mountains—it's one of the few raptors that benefit from human settlement rather than being harmed by it! Its scientific name 'Milvago' means 'kite-eating' because it hunts other birds.
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