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Phalcoboenus australis (Striated Caracara)

Synonyms: Falco australis

Wikipedia Abstract

The striated caracara, (Phalcoboenus australis) is a bird of prey of the family Falconidae. In the Falkland Islands it is known as the Johnny rook.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
28
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.73765
EDGE Score: 2.60086

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  2.617 lbs (1.187 kg)
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Endothermic [2]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  20 %
Diet - Scavenger [2]  60 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  4 years 11 months
Clutch Size [3]  2
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [4]  59
Snout to Vent Length [1]  23 inches (58 cm)
Wing Span [3]  3.936 feet (1.2 m)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Alberto De Agostini National Park II 3607739 Chile      
Cabo de Hornos UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 12092102 Chile      
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine National Park II 542393 Magallanes, Chile  
Tierra Del Fuego National Park II 172861 Argentina

Important Bird Areas

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Buteo polyosoma (Variable Hawk)2
Caracara plancus (Southern Crested Caracara)2
Leptonychotes weddellii (Weddell Seal)1

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
4Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
5Population growth and density, diet and breeding success of striated caracaras Phalcoboenus australis on New Island, Falkland Islands, Paulo Catry, Miguel Lecoq, Ian J. Strange, Polar Biology Volume 31, Number 10, 1167-1174
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0