Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) predation of turtles in central Florida
Journal
Florida Field Naturalist
Volume
43
Issue
2
Year
2015
Pages
79-85
Section
Articles
Online Text
Abstract
Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) are known to take a variety of reptilian prey, but only three chelonian species have been reported. We documented B. lineatus depredating eight additional turtle species at a central Florida location. Chelonian prey selection in this study appears to be limited by species presence and abundance, prey size, and energetic costs.
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