First record of cartwheeling flight in the Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)

Lucas M. Leveau

doi:10.56178/eh.v28i1.642

Short Communications Published 01 August 2013 https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v28i1.642

First record of cartwheeling flight in the Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)

aerial talon-grappling cartwheel-like rotation Milvago chimango

Lucas M. Leveau Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Funes 3250, 7600 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract

This note describes novel observations of behaviour in the Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango). The observations were made in a densely urbanized area of Mar del Plata city, Argentina. The first observation describes the first record of cartwheeling flight in the Chimango Caracara. The second observation describes an episode of talon grappling.

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BORELLO WD AND BORELLO RM (2004) Two incidentsof talon-grappling and cartwheeling in the TawnyEagle Aquila rapax. Ostrich 75:320–321CLARK WS (1984) Agonistic “whirling” by Zone-tailedHawks. Condor 86:488
CRAIG TH, CRAIG EH AND MARKS JS (1982) Aerial talon-grappling in Northern Harriers. Condor 84:239
ELLIS DH (1992) Talon grappling by AplomadoFalcons and by Golden Eagles. Journal of RaptorResearch 26:41–42
FARQUHAR CC, CLARK WS, WRIGHT RG AND COELLOM (1994) First record of interspecific cartwheelingbetween large raptors: Buteo poecilochrous andGeranoaetus melanoleucus. Journal of Raptor Research28:274–275
FIGUEROA ROJAS RA (2003) Enganche aéreo de garrasentre un Aguilucho Andino (Buteo albigula) y unAguilucho Común (Buteo polyosoma) en el centro–sur de Chile. Hornero 18:53–55
FOX NC (1978) Talon-grappling by New ZealandFalcons and Australasian Harriers. Notornis25:160–162
KITOWSKI I (2001) Cartwheeling flights of Marsh Har-rier (Circus aeruginosus) and Montagu’s Harrier (Cir-cus pygargus) in the SE Poland. Buteo 12:89–94
MCDONALD PG (2004) The breeding ecology andbehavior of a colour-marked population of BrownFalcons (Falco berigora). Emu 104:1–6
MURN C, BETCHLEY P AND ROBERT C (2009) Talon-lock-ing and cartwheeling as a prelude to copulation inTawny Eagles Aquila rapax. Gabar 20:12–14
SIMMONS RE AND MENDELSOHN JM (1993) A criticalreview of cartwheeling flights of raptors. Ostrich64:13–24

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Lucas M. Leveau (2013). First record of cartwheeling flight in the Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango). El Hornero, Vol. 28 No. 1 (2013), 29-30. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v28i1.642

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[1] BORELLO WD AND BORELLO RM (2004) Two incidentsof talon-grappling and cartwheeling in the TawnyEagle Aquila rapax. Ostrich 75:320–321CLARK WS (1984) Agonistic “whirling” by Zone-tailedHawks. Condor 86:488

[2] CRAIG TH, CRAIG EH AND MARKS JS (1982) Aerial talon-grappling in Northern Harriers. Condor 84:239

[3] ELLIS DH (1992) Talon grappling by AplomadoFalcons and by Golden Eagles. Journal of RaptorResearch 26:41–42

[4] FARQUHAR CC, CLARK WS, WRIGHT RG AND COELLOM (1994) First record of interspecific cartwheelingbetween large raptors: Buteo poecilochrous andGeranoaetus melanoleucus. Journal of Raptor Research28:274–275

[5] FIGUEROA ROJAS RA (2003) Enganche aéreo de garrasentre un Aguilucho Andino (Buteo albigula) y unAguilucho Común (Buteo polyosoma) en el centro–sur de Chile. Hornero 18:53–55

[6] FOX NC (1978) Talon-grappling by New ZealandFalcons and Australasian Harriers. Notornis25:160–162

[7] KITOWSKI I (2001) Cartwheeling flights of Marsh Har-rier (Circus aeruginosus) and Montagu’s Harrier (Cir-cus pygargus) in the SE Poland. Buteo 12:89–94

[8] MCDONALD PG (2004) The breeding ecology andbehavior of a colour-marked population of BrownFalcons (Falco berigora). Emu 104:1–6

[9] MURN C, BETCHLEY P AND ROBERT C (2009) Talon-lock-ing and cartwheeling as a prelude to copulation inTawny Eagles Aquila rapax. Gabar 20:12–14

[10] SIMMONS RE AND MENDELSOHN JM (1993) A criticalreview of cartwheeling flights of raptors. Ostrich64:13–24