Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)

Other Names (World)
Striated Caracara, Forster's Caracara, Johnny Rook

Family
Falconidae (Falcons, Caracaras)

Size
64 cm
Wingspan: 116 - 125 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1788)

Habitat
Open lowlands, rocky coasts.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Chile (B), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (B).

Islets off extreme southern South America, including Staten (Isla de los Estados), Navarino and Cape Horn, and Falkland Is; irregularly to southern and eastern coasts of Isla Grande, Tierra del Fuego.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010).

Status NT
Human persecution appears to be the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Primarily a scavenger. Carrion, offal, small invertebrates, young seabirds, newborn lambs.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) [XC254440]
by id from West Point Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom (call)

Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) [XC96166]
by Andrew Spencer from The Neck, Saunders Island, Falklands, United Kingdom (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered to form part of the Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) superspecies, but apparently more distinctive than congeners.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) - 10 files

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