Selective consumption of rodents by the Variable hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile

• Published in: Zoologia
• Main Authors: Andrés Muñoz-Pedreros, Heraldo Norambuena, Claudia Gil, Jaime Rau
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Waterhouse; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.37.e55615; https://doaj.org/article/61760aa5cdbd486bb034a0f56fa9481f

Geranoaetus polyosoma (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) is a diurnal raptor widely distributed in South America. Although the trophic ecology of this bird has been more studied in the southern extreme of its range, little information is available on its dietary response to prey supply in desert environment...