Registros anuales del Halcón Peregrino Falco peregrinus en la ciudad de Caracas, con algunas notas sobre su ecología y dieta / Annual Records of the Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus in Downtown Caracas, with Some Notes About Its Ecology and Diet

Authors

Cecilio Terife
Miguel Lentino

Abstract

This work reports the presence of the Falco peregrinus in downtown Caracas, throughout its winter migration (October–April), along a 15 year period (2004–2018). It also describes Peregrine Falcon’s diet and some interactions with other resident birds. A total of 162 records with an average of 11 records/year and annual values between 3–23 records/year were reported. Most records involve single individuals, having observed only 15 couples, three immatures and one juvenile. The Peregrine Falcon interacted with several related and non-related bird species in 36 occasions, most of them in an aggressive way (22). It hunts and feed on Rock Dove Columba livia, Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus, Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti, and bats.

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Terife, Cecilio and Lentino, Miguel (2018) "Registros anuales del Halcón Peregrino Falco peregrinus en la ciudad de Caracas, con algunas notas sobre su ecología y dieta / Annual Records of the Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus in Downtown Caracas, with Some Notes About Its Ecology and Diet," Revista Venezolana de Ornitología: Vol. 8 : Iss. 1 , Article 13.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/rvo/vol8/iss1/13