Kleptoparasitism by Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) as a factor in reducing Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) predation on Dunlin (Calidris alpina) wintering in British Columbia

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Dekker, Dick, Drever, Mark C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2015
• Subjects: Bald Eagle; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; kleptoparasitism; Peregrine Falcon; Falco peregrinus; predation; Dunlin; Calidris alpina; British Columbia; Boundary Bay; Fraser River; peregrine falcon
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1696; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v129i2.1696

Kleptoparasitism, or food piracy, is common in a wide range of taxa, particularly among predators, with the larger species forcing smaller species to surrender their catch. The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is known to rob Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) of just-caught prey. We present...