Editorial Type:
Article Category: Letter
| Online Publication Date: 09 May 2019
Predation of Southern Red Octopus (Enteroctopus megalocyathus) by Striated Caracaras (Phalcoboenus australis) in the Falkland Islands
Predation of Southern Red Octopus (Enteroctopus megalocyathus) by Striated Caracaras (Phalcoboenus australis) in the Falkland Islands
and
Page Range: 220 – 222
DOI: 10.3356/JRR-18-65
Keywords:
Striated Caracara
; Phalcoboenus australis;
southern red octopus
; Enteroctopus megalocyathus;
Cephalopod
;
diet
;
dietary flexibility
;
Falconid
;
island
;
Islas Malvinas
;
raptor
Copyright: © 2019 The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.
Figure 1.
Juvenile and subadult Striated Caracaras encircling and consuming southern red octopus, 10 February 2017. Photo by K. Harrington.
Contributor Notes
1 Present address: Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039 USA; email address: katiejharrington@gmail.com
Associate Editor: Christopher W. Briggs
Received: 17 Aug 2018
Accepted: 18 Dec 2018