Registros anuales del Halcón Migratorio Falco columbarius en un ambiente urbano (Caracas), con algunas notas sobre su ecología y dieta / Annual Records of the Merlin Falco columbarius in an Urban Environment (Caracas) with Notes About Its Ecology and Diet

Authors

Cecilio Terife
Miguel Lentino

Abstract

This work describes the behaviour of the Merlin Falco columbarius in downtown Caracas throughout the months of winter migration (October–April) between 1999–2019, with some notes about its interactions with other bird species and diet. Along those years, 346 sightings were recorded, 259 from solitary individuals. Merlins interacted with 10 bird species in 33 occasions, in an aggressive (27) or neutral (6) way. It hunts and feeds on Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti and a butterfl y species Ascalapha odorata.

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Terife, Cecilio and Lentino, Miguel (2019) "Registros anuales del Halcón Migratorio Falco columbarius en un ambiente urbano (Caracas), con algunas notas sobre su ecología y dieta / Annual Records of the Merlin Falco columbarius in an Urban Environment (Caracas) with Notes About Its Ecology and Diet," Revista Venezolana de Ornitología: Vol. 9 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/rvo/vol9/iss1/5