Predation of a small passerine by the Purple-winged Roller Coracias temminckii, an endemic species of Sulawesi
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01/01/2011
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Resumo |
The usual diet of the Purple-winged Roller, a species endemic to Sulawesi, is grasshoppers, locusts, beetles and small lizards. This note describes an observation of this species preying on an adult Eurasian Tree Sparrow <i>Passer montanus</i>. The presence of birds in the diet of other roller species is discussed. |
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Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Indonesian Ornithologists' Union |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30037208/fitzsimons-predationof-2011.pdf http://kukila.org/index.php/KKL |
Direitos |
2011, Indonesian Ornithologists' Union |
Tipo |
Journal Article |