Female Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) exploits fish as prey
Most descriptions of food utilized by Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) list birds as the primary food source. Here, I report on an adult female Peregrine Falcon that learned how to acquire fish and then continually exploited this unusual source of food to feed her young.La mayoría de las descrip...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2013
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| Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol73/iss1/11 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/context/wnan/article/1334/viewcontent/25682.pdf |
| Summary: | Most descriptions of food utilized by Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) list birds as the primary food source. Here, I report on an adult female Peregrine Falcon that learned how to acquire fish and then continually exploited this unusual source of food to feed her young.La mayoría de las descripciones del alimento utilizado por el Halcón Peregrino (Falco peregrinus) incluyen a las aves como la fuente principal de alimento. Aquí, reporto sobre una hembra adulta de Halcón Peregrino que aprendió a capturar peces y luego a explotar continuamente esta fuente inusual de alimento para alimentar a sus crías. |
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