First record of a Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus) preying on a Red-throated Ant-tanager (Habia fuscicauda) in Tirimbina Biological Reserve, Costa Rica

Sergio Villegas

doi:10.56178/eh.v35i2.443

Short Communications Published 01 December 2020 https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v35i2.443

First record of a Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus) preying on a Red-throated Ant-tanager (Habia fuscicauda) in Tirimbina Biological Reserve, Costa Rica

feeding ecology diet Habia fuscicauda Leucopternis semiplumbeus mist nest predation Suerre

Sergio Villegas Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, 11501-2060 San José, Costa Rica

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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Sergio Villegas (2020). First record of a Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus) preying on a Red-throated Ant-tanager (Habia fuscicauda) in Tirimbina Biological Reserve, Costa Rica. El Hornero, Vol. 35 No. 2 (2020), 127-130. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v35i2.443

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[1] Alonso, J. A., Alván, J. D. & Shany, N. (2012). Avifauna de la Reserva Nacional Allpahuayo Mishana, Loreto, Perú. Cotinga, 34, 132-152.

[2] Bierregaard, R. O., Boesman, P. F. D. & Marks, J. S. (2020). Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus). Version 1.0. En del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D. A. & de Juana, E. (Eds.) Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca.

[3] BirdLife International. (2020). Species factsheet: Habia fuscicauda. Disponible en: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-throated-ant-tanager-habia-fuscicauda.

[4] Chiver, I. & Morton, E. S. (2020). Red-throated Ant-Tanager (Habia fuscicauda). Version 1.0. En Schulenberg, T. S. (Ed.) Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca.

[5] Ferguson-Lees, J. & Christie, D. A. (2001). Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm, Londres.

[6] Fierro-Calderón, K. F., Estela, A. & Chacón-Ulloa, P. (2006). Observaciones sobre las dietas de algunas aves de la Cordillera Oriental de Colombia a partir del análisis de contenidos estomacales. Ornitología Colombiana, 4, 6-15.

[7] Garrigues, R. & Dean, R. (2014). The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide. Segunda edición. A Zona Tropical Publication, Nueva York.

[8] Garske, C. E. D. S. & Andrade, V. A. D. (2004). Observações e capturas de Leucopternis lacernulata (Accipitridae) na Ilha da Marambaia, litoral sul do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Ararajuba, 12, 1-2.

[9] Gelis, R. A. & Greeney, H. F. (2007). Nesting of Barred Hawk (Leucopternis princeps) in northeast Ecuador. Ornitología Neotropical, 18, 607-612.

[10] Granzinolli, M. A. M. & Motta-Junior, J. C. (2007). Feeding ecology of the White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus) in southeastern Brazil. Emu, 107, 214-222.

[11] Komar, O. (2003). Predation on birds by the White Hawk (Leucopternis albicollis). Ornitología Neotropical, 14, 541-543.

[12] Kushlan, J. A. (1979). Feeding ecology and prey selection in the White Ibis. Condor, 81, 376-389.

[13] Menezes, J. C. & Marini, M. Â. (2017). Predators of bird nests in the Neotropics: a review. Journal of Field Ornithology, 88, 99-114.

[14] Sih, A. & Christensen, B. (2001). Optimal diet theory: when does it work, and when and why does it fail? Animal Behaviour, 61, 379-390.

[15] SINAC (Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación). (2017). Listado de especies de fauna silvestre en peligro de extinción (R- SINAC-CONAC-092-2017). Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación, San José.

[16] Stiles, F. G. & Skutch, A. F. (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica. Cornell University Press, Ithaca.

[17] Visco, D. M. & Sherry, T. W. (2015). Increased abundance, but reduced nest predation in the Chestnut-backed Antbird in Costa Rican rainforest fragments: surprising impacts of a pervasive snake species. Biological Conservation, 188, 22-31.

[18] Willis, E. (1961). A study of nesting ant-tanagers in British Honduras. Condor, 63, 479-503