Black-cheeked gnateater (conopophaga, Melanops, Conopophagidae): a predator of small frogs and lizards of the atlantic forest of Brazil
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2022-01-01
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Schunck, Fabio
Melo, Marcos A.
Malagoli, Leo R. [UNESP]
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Neotropical Ornithological Soc, Usgs Patuxent Wildlife Research Ctr
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There is only one report of predation of small vertebrates by species of the Neotropical family Conopophagidae: the capture of an anuran by a Rufous Gnateater (Conopophaga lineata). Here, we present three records of predation on small vertebrates by Black-cheeked Gnateaters (Conopophaga melanops). On December 2008 in southeastern Brazil, we found a recently dead frog (Fritziana mitus, Hemiphractidae) with lesions on its body next to an adult female Black-cheeked Gnateater captured in a mist net. Additionally, searching in two digital birding platforms we found two records of predation on an anuran and a lizard by Black-cheeked Gnateaters. All three records occurred during their reproductive period, suggesting that the prey may serve as a food resource for the young. This behavior should be better investigated in the Atlantic Forest, a region with high bird and frog diversity.
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Anuran amphibians, Curucutu, Diet, Natural History, Sao Paulo, Serra do Mar
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Ornitologia Neotropical. Athens: Neotropical Ornithological Soc, Usgs Patuxent Wildlife Research Ctr, v. 33, p. 97-99, 2022.