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Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) with a yellow leg ring (band) showing that it came from Saunders Island. In dwarf shrub heath of Diddle-Dee (Empetrum rubrum), 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_1610_Striated_Caracara_with_leg_ring_N8_(Phalcoboenus_australis)__Saunders_Island__West_Falkland_RCrsESA
Photo size: 20.2 Mpixels (57.9 MB uncompressed) - 4500x4500 pixels (15x15 in / 38.1x38.1 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: aves, avian, band, banding, beak, bill, bird, Caracara, Diddle-Dee, Empetrum rubrum, 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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