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Wing myology of Caracaras (Aves, Falconiformes): muscular features associated with flight behavior [PDF]

open access: yesVertebrate Zoology, 2018
Caracaras (Aves, Falconiformes, Falconidae) are Neotropical diurnal raptors that belong to the subfamily Polyborinae. The forelimb myology of this group has not been comprehensively studied or compared with that of other Falconidae.
Mariana Beatriz Julieta Picasso   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Occurrence of a Cavity‐Nesting Tropical Swallow Is Associated to Riverbed Lithology

open access: yesAustral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding the factors shaping species distribution is a key challenge in ecology and biogeography. While dispersal limitations, environmental features, and biotic interactions are commonly recognized as key determinants of species abundance and distribution, some species exhibit patchy distributions that remain hard to explain.
Leonardo Esteves Lopes   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Southern Crested Caracara Caracara Plancus , Including Its Breeding At Weltvogelpark Walsrode

open access: yes, 2011
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Bruslund, Simon, Bretschek, Lech
openaire   +1 more source

The Case of the Missing Green Iguana Predators: Reviews of Ecological Literature Should Go Beyond Google Scholar

open access: yesThe Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Volume 107, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Knowing about species interactions is essential for ecological research, conservation efforts, resource management, and maintaining healthy ecosystems, but many of these, such as reports of predation, may not always be published in easily located resources—if they are published at all.
Matthijs P. van den Burg, Hinrich Kaiser
wiley   +1 more source

New records of three hippoboscid species on newly captured birds from nature in Paraná, Brazil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
The aims of this study was to provide new records of hippoboscid flies collected over an one-year period on newly captured birds from nature in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
Frederico Fontanelli Vaz   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Records of breeding in Wilson’s Plover Charadrius wilsonia with new localities for Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2019
Wilson’s Plover, Charadrius wilsonia, is widely distributed in coastal areas of the Americas. This report presents the first record of breeding in this species on Coroa do Avião Island, on the coast of Pernambuco, and in the estuary of the Cardoso and ...
L. P. Andrade   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indirect effects of fast‐growing urban development on wildlife in a coastal protected area of Costa Rica

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 3, April 2026.
We studied the effects of urban growth on wildlife near Parque Nacional Marino las Baulas, Costa Rica. Since 1991, buildings increased 1007%, mainly in the buffer zone. We identified eight native species extracting garbage from containers, with raccoons (Procyon lotor) comprising most detections (84%), and four other species being potential sea turtle ...
Keilor E. Cordero‐Umaña   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cranial osteology compared to Caracara cheriway (Jacquin, 1784) and Caracara plancus (Miller, 1777) (AVES: FALCONIDAE)

open access: yes, 2015
The Caracara genus (Aves: Falconidae) is composed by species C. cheriway, ("Crested Caracara"), and C. plancus (Southern Caracara). This study aimed to describe in detail and compared the cranial osteology of C. cheriway and C.
Donatelli, Reginaldo José   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Biological corridors are crucial habitat features that boost biodiversity in agroecological systems of Argentina

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 1, January–March 2026.
Our work shows for the first time in the region that biological corridors increase biodiversity and promote interactions between different components of the production system, using a methodology never before used in Argentina such as the Griffon index.
Paula Taraborelli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caracara plancus. Foto 3

open access: yes, 2023
El caracara moñudo se alimenta de animales pequeños y también es carroñero. En esta fotografía, tomada en el departamento de Vichada, se puede observar el plumaje blanco en la cola.Preocupación menorEs una especie con una tendencia poblacional “estable”.
Renjifo, Juan Manuel, 1948-
core  

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