Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) predation on relatively large prey

Author(s)

Roehe, Fabio ^[1] ; Antunes, Andre Pinassi ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Dept Zool, Lab Herpetol, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Wilson Journal of Ornithology; v. 120, n. 1, p. 228-230, MAR 2008.
• Web of Science Citations: 2

Abstract

We describe three successful predation events by the Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis) in the Atlantic Forest of coastal southeast Brazil. The prey items were a Plumbeous Pigeon (Palagioenas plumbea). a Brown Tinamou (Crypturellus obsoletus). and a large toad (Chaunus ictericus). This is the first report of successful attacks on prey heavier than the forest falcon, of which none was successfully carried away. These large prey items represent a trade off between high nutrient value and safety of carrying prey to a secure perch. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 01/13341-3 - Diversity of Anuran Amphibians from São Paulo State
• Grantee: Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 04/10974-3 - Taxonomic description, natural history and populational ecology of a new species of hypsiboas in the Serra of Paranapiacaba, south of the State of São Paulo (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)
• Grantee: André Pinassi Antunes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master