Defensa territorial de Buteo nitidus y Quiscalus mexicanus ante depredación de Falco peregrinus en el Valle Central de Costa Rica

• Main Authors: Vargas Masís, Roberto, Ramírez, Óscar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica 2012
• Subjects: Defensa de territorio; depredación; halcón peregrino; gavilán gris; zanate; Territory defense; predation; peregrine falcon; gray gawk; great-tailed grackle; Paloma; Halcón; Gavilán; Falco peregrinus
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We describe observations about territory defense of two bird species: gray hawk and great-tailed grackle, before predatory attacks by a peregrine falcon. Through direct observation we describe the feeding behavior of the peregrine falcon, including the depredation of two species of doves. The peregr...