Yellow-throated and Red-eyed Vireos foraging on green anoles during migration
Wilson Journal of Ornithology
By: P.W. Sykes Jr., L.S. Atherton, and R.L. Payne
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Abstract
Yellow-throated (Vireo flavifrons) and Red-eyed vireos (V. olivaceus) were observed feeding on green anoles (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis) at two localities in Florida and one in South Carolina. Vireos are long-distance migrants that require foods high in fatty acid content, especially when engaging in migration. It is not unlikely that vireos have an opportunistic foraging strategy to obtain the necessary food requirements, including attacking and consuming prey items such as small lizards. This note provides the first published reports of lizards taken as prey by these two species.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Yellow-throated and Red-eyed Vireos foraging on green anoles during migration |
| Series title | Wilson Journal of Ornithology |
| DOI | 10.1676/06-163.1 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | BioOne Complete |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 508 |
| Last page | 510 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida, South Carolina |
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