#falconiformes

[saritawolf]

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[saritawolf]

American Kestrel (male) (Falco sparverius) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[saritawolf]

Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[awkwardbirdsdreaming]

Bird #92 - Guadelupe caracara (EX)

Back to my roots with extinct birds... The Guadelupe caracara, also known as the calalie or quelili, was considered common in 1876. Within a mere 30 years, the combination of active hunting from farmers and habitat destruction brought them to extinction. The last confirmed sighting was in 1900.

Full (and not flickering) image, plus some ramblings from me:

With extinct species, I always wish we knew more about their behaviours. The closely related crested caracara are unique for falcons in that they hunt on foot rather than from the air, and pairs will cooperate when hunting. Pairs form strong bonds together. They are also known allopreen with black vultures, which is quite strange.

Anyways I just wonder if the Guadelupe caracara acted similarly, and which aspects of its life were different.

[herpsandbirds]

Crested Caracaras (Caracara plancus), family Falconidae, order Falconiformes, Central TX, USA

Photograph by Michael S. Dikovitsky

[herpsandbirds]

Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans), family Falconidae, order Falconiformes, Costa Rica

photograph by Nancy Elwood

[saritawolf]

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[iridescent-wildlife]

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius). Family Falconidae, order Falconiformes.

Cushing, Oklahoma, USA. April 2021.