Predation on the lizard Polychrus acutirostris (Squamata, Polychrotidae) by the curl-crested jay Cyanocorax cristatellus (Aves, Corvidae) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil

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  • Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França
  • Vívian da Silva Braz

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2009v22n3p243

Resumo

Predation on lizards is difficult to observe in nature. Here, we report for the first time an act of predation on the lizard Polychrus acutirostris by the Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus in a Cerrado area of the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, central Brazil, thus increasing knowledge of the diet of this bird species.

Biografia do Autor

Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França

Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade de Brasília
CEP 70910-900, Brasília – DF, Brazil

Vívian da Silva Braz

Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade de Brasília
CEP 70910-900, Brasília – DF, Brazil

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2009-06-20

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