Roadkill scavenging behavior of White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus) in northwestern Costa Rica

Roadkill scavenging behavior of White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus) in northwestern Costa Rica

Corvids are opportunistic omnivores and facultative scavengers, but there are no direct records of Cyanocorax species scavenging on carrion. We documented opportunistic feeding behavior of the White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus) on a road-killed Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)...

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Main Authors: Juan de Dios Astorga-Acuña, José Manuel Mora Benavides
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves, A.C. 2025-02-01
Series:Huitzil
Subjects:
Carrion
Nyctidromus albicollis
omnivorous
opportunistic feeding
Taboga Forestry Reserve
Tropical Premontane Moist Forest
Online Access:https://mexorn.org/index.php/huitzil/article/view/796
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