Rodent predation by Turdus leucomelas (Passeriformes: Turdidae).

Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas) is described as an omnivorous bird that forage solitarily or in pairs on the soil. This note reports a rodent predation event by T. leucomelas. The event was recorded on November 14th 2013, in a riparian Forest fragment of Grande River, in Igarapava Municipal...

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Autores: Mafia, Pedro de Oliveira, Corrêa, Matheus Rocha Jorge, Cruz, Antônio Jorge do Rosário, Azevedo, Cristiano Schetini de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFOP
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufop.br:123456789/5924
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/5924
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diet
Feeding
Pale-breatesd thrush
Predation
Rodent
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Sumario:Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas) is described as an omnivorous bird that forage solitarily or in pairs on the soil. This note reports a rodent predation event by T. leucomelas. The event was recorded on November 14th 2013, in a riparian Forest fragment of Grande River, in Igarapava Municipality, São Paulo, Brazil. Although the presence of small vertebrates on the diet of T. leucomelas is known, this is the first record of a mammal being predated by this bird species. This record is important because it contributes to a better understand of the natural history of Neotropical passerines.