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Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) with a yellow leg ring (band) showing that it came from Saunders Island, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands
Striated Caracaras (known as Johnny Rooks in the Falklands) have long been persecuted because they kill young lambs, and are classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. They are now protected by law and on some islands have become very approachable.
Photo ID: FAL_1606_Striated_Caracara_with_leg_ring_N8_(Phalcoboenus_australis)__Saunders_Island__West_Falkland_RCEA
Photo size: 22.1 Mpixels (63.3 MB uncompressed) - 5760x3840 pixels (19.2x12.8 in / 48.8x32.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: aves, avian, band, banding, beak, bill, bird, Caracara, Falkland Islands, Family Falconidae, feather, identification, IUCN Red List, Johnny Rook, leg ring, Martin Grace, natural history, nature, Near Threatened, Order Falconiformes, ornithology, persecuted, Phalcoboenus australis, plancus, raptor, research, ring, ringing, Saunders Island, scavenger, Striated Caracara, study, wildlife
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