BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF GREY EAGLE-BUZZARDS, GERANOAETUS-MELANOLEUCUS, IN CENTRAL CHILE

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dc.contributor.authorJIMENEZ, JE
dc.contributor.authorJAKSIC, FM
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T19:23:36Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T19:23:36Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.description.abstractThroughout 1 year we observed the behavioral ecology of Grey Eagle-Buzzards (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) in central Chile. The eagles'' activity period was bimodal, with peaks in mid-morning and mid-afternoon. During the day they spent most of their time flying (except during winter), extensively soaring in thermal and wind updrafts, rarely using flapping flight. Eagles appeared to select specific physiographic features that favored the presence of updrafts, particularly north- and west-facing slopes and ridge tops. Use of these features apparently was unrelated to prey abundance or vegetative cover. Prey were primarily large-sized small mammals, and secondarily reptiles and birds. Although aggressive, eagles were attacked by a number of species of other raptors. Comparison of the behavioral ecology of eagles and of Nearctic buteonines demonstrated some marked differences, particularly in activity time and habitat use. These differences appear to be related to weather conditions prevailing in montane vs. lowland terrain.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1938-5129
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/99237
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:A1989CD06100019
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final921
dc.pagina.inicio913
dc.revistaCondor
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.titleBEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF GREY EAGLE-BUZZARDS, GERANOAETUS-MELANOLEUCUS, IN CENTRAL CHILE
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen91
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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