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      Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) predation on a mobbing Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) in south-east Brazil Translated title: Predação de Tyrannus savana, que exibia comportamento de tumulto, por Glaucidium brasilianum, no sudeste do Brasil

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          I observed, and documented in detail, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) predation on a mobbing Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savanna) in south-east Brazil. Events described in this account are supported with original photos. In addition to the predation event, I list 12 mobbing bird species that were alarmed by the presence of this raptor in the study area, including Trochilidae (Eupetomena macroura), Formicariidae (Formicivora rufa), Tyrannidae (Camptostoma obsoletum, Elaenia cristata, E. flavogaster, E. chiriquensis, T. savana, Myiarchus tyrannulus), Turdidae (Turdus leucomelas, T. amaurochalinus, T. rufiventris) and Emberizidae (Coryphospingus cucullatus). The Fork-tailed Flycatcher may represent 35-76.8% of the pygmy-owl body mass (41-80 g), which supports early reports about the predation on relatively large prey by this owl species. Although most authors have suggested that mobbing birds are subject to a low predation risk, this report and others confirmed that these events are not negligible and can be deadly dangerous to the mobbers, and conversely profitable to the raptor.

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          Um evento de predação da tesoura Tyrannus savana (Aves: Tyrannidae) que apresentava comportamento de tumulto frente ao Caburé Glaucidium brasilianum (Aves: Strigidae) no sudeste brasileiro é descrito em detalhe. São incluídas fotografias do evento e uma lista de 12 espécies de aves que exibiram este comportamento frente ao caburé, abrangendo Trochilidae (Eupetomena macroura), Formicariidae (Formicivora rufa), Tyrannidae (Camptostoma obsoletum, Elaenia cristata, E. flavogaster, E. chiriquensis, T. savana, Myiarchus tyrannulus), Turdidae (Turdus leucomelas, T. amaurochalinus, T. rufiventris) and Emberizidae (Coryphospingus cucullatus). A ave predada pode representar uma grande parte (35-76,8%) da massa corporal desse caburé (41-80 g), confirmando outros relatos na literatura sobre o consumo de presas de tamanho considerável relativamente a essa espécie de Strigiformes. Embora a maioria dos autores em geral subestime o risco de predação das aves participantes de tumultos, este e outros relatos espalhados pela literatura demonstram que tais eventos não são tão insignificantes e podem ser fatais para as aves, além de proveitosos para o predador.

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                Journal
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                Biota Neotropica
                Biota Neotrop.
                Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP (Campinas )
                1676-0611
                2007
                : 7
                : 2
                : 0
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
                Article
                S1676-06032007000200038
                10.1590/S1676-06032007000200038
                9bdc4c1d-9f4f-4704-a043-3cb1f8c75bed

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

                Animal science & Zoology
                Owls,tyrant-flycatchers,mobbing behaviour,predation,eyespots,Brazil,Caburé,tesoura,comportamento de tumulto,predação,face occipital,Brasil

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