Keywords
diet
Habia fuscicauda
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
mist nest
predation
Suerre
Abstract
Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus) preys on lizards, snakes, amphibians, mammals, birds, and arthropods. However, there is no information about which bird species compose its diet. This paper presents the first record of a Semiplumbeous Hawk preying on a Red-throated Ant-Tanager (Habia fuscicauda) in Costa Rica, while both were tangled in a mist net. Apparently, the hawk took advantage of the tanager being entangled in the mist net to capture it. This report contributes to the knowledge about the natural history of two species that share a similar habitat.
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