The highest mercury concentrations ever reported in a South American bird, the Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Balza, Ulises, Brasso, Rebecka, Lois, Nicolás Alejandro, Pütz, Klemens, Raya Rey, Andrea Nélida
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: BIOMAGNIFICATION; CONSERVATION; EXPOSURE; HEAVY METALS; HG; RAPTOR; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Austral; Argentina; Nélida; Ulises; Antarc*; Antártida; Polar Biology; Rockhopper penguin; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/173948

Mercury is a widely available pollutant associated with negative effects on wildlife, especially top predators. Here, we characterized the mercury concentrations in feathers of Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis on Isla de los Estados (Argentina). With feather mercury levels averaging 26.3 mg/...