Bone damage patterns found in the avian prey remains of crested caracara Caracara plancus (Aves,Falconiformes) |
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| Authors: | Claudia I Montalvo Pedro O Tallade Fernando J Fernández Germán J Moreira Daniel J Rafuse Luciano JM De Santis |
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| Institution: | 1. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina;2. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Cátedra de Anatomía Comparada, 64 entre diagonal 113 y 120, 1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina;3. CONICET, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Argentina;4. CIC, Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Calle 526 entre 10 y 11, 1899 Tolosa, Buenos Aires, Argentina;5. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Av. Del Valle 5737, 7400 Olavarría, Buenos Aires, Argentina;1. Department of Conservation Biology, Doñana Biological Station-CSIC, Avda. Américo Vespucio, 26, 41092 Seville, Spain;2. Department of Applied Biology, Miguel Hernández University, Avda. de la Universidad, s/n, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain;3. Animal Ecology and Demography Group, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Miguel Marques 21, 07190 Esporles, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The following paper presents the results of the analysis of the avian prey bones found in uneaten remains of crested caracara (Caracara plancus, Aves, Falconiformes) from La Pampa province, Argentina. Anatomical parts representation and taphonomic modifications were evaluated and compared to results of the evaluation of bone remains recovered from crested caracara’s pellets and to previous studies of other diurnal birds of prey. The results suggest a preferential consumption of some body parts of avian prey, as evidenced in the high frequency of wing elements in the uneaten prey remains. This analysis helps to support interpretative data concerning the origins of avian remains in the zooarchaeological and paleontological record, and contributes to the knowledge of a common predator found throughout diverse environments in South America. |
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