Polyborus


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Related to Polyborus: Audubon's caracara
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Noun1.Polyborus - a genus of FalconidaePolyborus - a genus of Falconidae    
genus Polyborus
bird genus - a genus of birds
Falconidae, family Falconidae - a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
Audubon's caracara, Polyborus cheriway audubonii - widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
carancha, Polyborus plancus - South American caracara
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In this list may be included four species of the Caracara or Polyborus, the Turkey buzzard, the Gallinazo, and the Condor.
The Polyborus Chimango is considerably smaller than the last species.
Differently from the Polyborus Brasiliensis and Chimango, it has found its way to the Falkland Islands.
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De forma semelhante, carcara (Polyborus plancus; Franzo et al., 2007), bovinos azebuados (Paiva e Borelli, 1977) e bovinos europeus (Paiva et al., 1977) apresentaram comprimento de todos os segmentos intestinais maiores nas femeas que nos machos, sem diferenca significativa entre os mesmos.
COMO LA REFERENCIA ANATOMICA PUEDE DETERMINAR LAS MEDIDAS INTESTINALES EN AVES? UN ESTUDIO EN AVESTRUCES (Struthio camelus, LINNAEUS 1758)
pentlandii H 1 - Nothura maculosa O 2 7 Coragyps atratus Ca 118 55 Geranoaetus melanoleucus C 4 4 Polyborus plancus C 20 15 Milvago chimango C 6 8 Falco peregrinus C 1 - F.
La fauna chaquena de cordoba (Argentina) afectada por la transformacion agricola
expansa turtles are attacked predominantly by birds of the genus Coragyps and the species Polyborus plancus, which engage in individual or group aerial attacks, capturing hatchlings close to their nests.
Reproductive indices in natural nests of giant Amazon river turtles Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines, Podocnemididae) in the Environmental Protection Area Meanders of the Araguaia river/Indices reprodutivos em ninhos naturais de tartarugas da Amazonia Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines, Podocnemididae), na Area de Protecao Ambiental Meandros do Rio Araguaia
1 5 Amplibuteo (Morphnus) woodwardi 0 0 Wetmoregyps daggetti 4 1 Nephrontops americanus 0 0 Neogyps errans 3 9 Aquila chrysaetos 1 5 Spizaetus (Geranoaetus) grinnelli 3 12 Caracara (Polyborus) plancus 2 7 Falco sparverius 4 22 Falco cf.
An updated catalogue of the birds from the Carpinteria Asphalt, Pleistocene of California

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