Foraging Strategies of American Kestrels During Breeding

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Summary

Of the two hunting methods most commonly used by American Kestrels (Falco spar- verius), hovering cost more but yielded more per unit time than perch-hunting, and larger prey were preferentially transported to the mate or young, as predicted by central place foraging models.

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Published
1982-10-01
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Keywords

Foraging, Perch, Predation, Ecology, Incubation

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