IBS 24490
INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA SUBTROPICAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) feeding a fledgling with blue passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) fruit.
Autor/es:
PALACIO, FACUNDO X.; ZAFFIGNANI, DANIELA
Revista:
El Hornero
Editorial:
Asociación Ornitológica del Plata
Referencias:
Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2021 vol. 36 p. 89 - 92
ISSN:
0073-3407
Resumen:
The Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholichus) feeds mostly on flying insects, but it can also supply its diet with other arthropods, fruits, and even small vertebrates. Despite being one of the most common birds in the Neotropics, knowledge about its foraging behavior is scarce. In December 2020, we observed and vide-otaped an adult feeding a fledgling with pulp and seeds of Blue Passionflower ( Passiflora caerulea ) in Ranchos, northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The whole event lasted 3:37 min. This is the first time that this foraging and breeding behavior is reported for the Tropical Kingbird.
