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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Azerbaijani: ximaxima
Bulgarian: Жълтоглава каракара
Bengali: ঴রমদভাথা কাযাকাযা
Bengali (transliteration): haladēmāthā kārākārā
Catalan: Caracarà de cap groguenc
Carib: Simasima, Tulatula
Czech: čimango žlutavý, Cimango žlutohlavý
Danish: Lys Caracara
German: Chimachima, Gelbkopfkarakara
English: Chimachima, Chimachima Caracara, Northern Carrier Falcon, Yellow headed Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara
English, HBW: Yellow-headed Caracara
English (IOC): Yellow-headed Caracara
English (United States): Yellow-headed Caracara
Esperanto: Ĉimaĉimo
Spanish: Caracara cabecigualdo, Caracara Chimachima, Chimachima, Chimachimá, Pigua
Spanish (Argentine): Chimachima
Spanish (Bolivia): Chimachima
Spanish (Colombia): Garrapatero caucano, Pigua
Spanish (Costa Rica): Caracara cabecigualdo
Spanish (Ecuador): Caracara Bayo
Spanish (Spain): Caracara Chimachima
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-headed Caracara
Spanish (Nicaragua): Caracara Cabecigualdo
Spanish (Panama): Caracara Cabeciamarilla
Spanish (Peru): Caracara Chimachima
Spanish (Paraguay): Chimachima
Spanish (Uruguay): Chimachima
Spanish (Venezuela): Caricare Sabanero, Chiriguare
Estonian: helekarakaara
Finnish: Vaaleakarakara
French: Caracara à tête jaune, Caracara chimachima
Guianese Creole French: Guigna, Karakara
Guarani: Kiri kiri, Kiri-kiri, Kirincho
Croatian: žutoglava karakara
Hungarian: pásztorkarakara
Italian: Caracara testagialla
Japanese (romaji): kibarakarakara
Japanese: キバラカラカラ
Kazakh: химахима
Karipúna Creole French: Saman
Scientific: Daptrius chimachima, Falco crotophagus, Milvago chimachima, Milvago chimachima chimachima, Milvago ochrocephalus, Milvago readei, Polyborus chimachima
Lithuanian: Gelsvagalvė karakara
Dutch: Geelkopcaracara
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kremkarakara
Norwegian: Kremkarakara
Wayampi: Tawatokunakuna
Palikúr: Sisélu
Polish: karakara jasnogłowa, Trębacz czimaczima, trebacz jasnoglowy, trębacz jasnogłowy
Portuguese: caracará, caracará-branco, caracaraí, caracará-pinhé, caracará-tinga, carapinhé, Carrapateiro, chimachima, chimango-branco, Gavião-carrapateiro, papa-bicheira, pinhé
Portuguese (Brazil): caracará, caracará-branco, caracaraí, caracará-pinhé, caracará-tinga, carapinhé, Carrapateiro, Carrapeteiro, chimachima, chimango-branco, gavião-carrapateiro, papa-bicheira, pinhé
Portuguese (Portugal): caracara-de-cabeça-amarela, Carrapateiro
Russian: Химахима
Slovak: cimango cimacima, čimango čimačima, karakara čimačima, karakara čimačima (čimačima pobelavá)
Serbian: Žutoglava karakara
Sranan: Tingifowru-aka
Swedish: Gulhövdad chimango, gulhuvad karakara
Turkish: Sarı başlı karakara
Ukrainian: Хімахіма
Wayana: Akawaktau, Makala
Chinese: 黄头叫隼
Chinese (Traditional): 黃頭叫鷹