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Milvago chimango Chimango caracara
Date assessed
2021-11-25
Year published
2022
Eicat category
MN (Minor)
Justification for EICAT assessment
Chimango caracaras prey on eggs and chicks of the Red-tailed tropicbird on Rapa Nui (Flores et al. 2017).
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Low
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Description of impacts
Chimango caracaras were introduced around the 1930s to control rat infestation on Rapa Nui. They are preying on eggs and chicks of the Red-tailed tropicbird.
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Tom Allmert; Thomas Evans
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Tom Allmert, Thomas Evans (2024). Milvago chimango. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).