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

Lucas M. Leveau

doi:10.56178/eh.v28i1.642

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2013), Short Communications

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2013)

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

Short Communications

Published 01-08-2013

Lucas M. Leveau⁺⁻

Lucas M. Leveau

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

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aerial talon-grappling
cartwheel-like rotation
Milvago chimango

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Leveau, Lucas M. 2013. “First Record of Cartwheeling Flight in the Chimango Caracara (Milvago Chimango)”. El Hornero 28 (1): 29-30. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v28i1.642.

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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