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- Title
First record of predation by the White-necked Puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) on the Central American Mabuya (Marisora unimarginata).
- Authors
Paniagua, Dionisio; Manuel Mora, José
- Abstract
The White-necked Puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) consumes mainly large insects, and may take small vertebrates, but this has rarely been documented. We document predation by a Puffbird on a lizard in the tropical humid rainforest of Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. On 5 December 2022, at 17:25 h we observed a Whitenecked Puffbird perched at 7 m height that flew to a branch at 6 m high in an adjacent tree and captured a Central American Mabuya (Marisora unimarginata). The Puffbird returned to its perch, where we observed for 4 mins as the Puffbird hit the skink against the surface, until it was dead and swallowed it whole. Our observation provides the first documented evidence of predation on a lizard by the White-necked Puffbird in tropical forest. This is important given that populations of the White-necked Puffbird are declining, and the Central America Mabuya has a restricted distribution. Hence, our observation provides species-level information on predator-prey interactions that may fill knowledge gaps for management decisions.
- Subjects
COSTA Rica; BUCCONIDAE; MABUYA; PREDATION; RAIN forests; NATIONAL parks &; reserves; TROPICAL forests; KNOWLEDGE management
- Publication
Huitzil: Journal of Mexican Ornithology / Revue d'Ornithologie Mexicaine, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1870-7548
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.28947/hrmo.2023.24.2.726