Gavilanes in San Rafael: Part of the Urban Landscape and Protagonists of the Environmental Balance

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Mixed gavilans are usually present in different areas of San Rafael. They have been seen in spaces such as Plaza San Martín and in neighborhoods on the periphery, where they fly naturally and play a silent but fundamental role in the balance of the urban ecosystem: controlling pests such as pigeons, tastings and rodents. Far from being an exotic or circumstantial species, these birds of prey have been able to adapt to the human environment. In m…