Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) Science Article 5 abstract A juvenile male Aplomado Falcon (Falcofemoralis) was observed to steal crayfish(Cambarus diogenes) from Little Blue Herons (Egretta caerulea). Crayfish are not known tobe a common prey item of the Aplomado Falcon. To our knowledge this is the first instanceof piracy reported for this falcon. Falcons of the […]
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THE DIET OF THE APLOMADO FALCON (FALCO FEMORALIS)IN EASTERN MEXICO
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) Science Article 4 abstract describe here breeding season diets of Aplomado Falcons (F&co femoralis) at 18 sites in Veracruz, Campeche, and Chiapas, Mexico, based on 256 animals in prey remains and 234 prey that I detected while watching the falcons’ feeding behavior. Birds comprised 94% of individuals in prey remains, but […]
HUNTING ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE APLOMADO FALCON (FALCO FEMORALIS) AND THE MANED WOLF (CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS) IN EMAS NATIONAL PARK, CENTRAL BRAZIL
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) Science Article 1 abstract Hunting associations between Aplomado Falcons (Falco femoralis) and maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurui) were observed in six occasions in Emas National Park. central Brazil. Falcons were successful in 25% of their hunting attempts. This association benefits the birds that hunt flushing tinamous missed by the wolf’s attack. The […]
APLOMADO FALCON STEALS PREY FROM LITTLE BLUE HERON
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) Science Article 5 abstract A juvenile male Aplomado Falcon (Falcofemoralis) was observed to steal crayfish(Cambarus diogenes) from Little Blue Herons (Egretta caerulea). Crayfish are not known tobe a common prey item of the Aplomado Falcon. To our knowledge this is the first instanceof piracy reported for this falcon. Falcons of the […]
Wild-reared aplomado falcons survive and recruit athigher rates than hacked falcons in a common environment
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) Science Article 3 abstract The northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis) has been the subject of a large-scale reintroduction effort conducted by The Peregrine Fund since 1993. Intensive monitoring during 2002-2004 revealed approximately 38 breeding pairs and numerous non-territorial individuals in two study areas centered on Matagorda Island National Wildlife Refuge […]
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco femoralis | [authority] Temminck, 1822 | [UK] Aplomado Falcon | [FR] Faucon aplomado | [DE] Aplomadofalke | [ES] Halcon Aleto | [NL] Aplomado-valk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but vary from the large peregrine falcon to the small American […]