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Foraging techniques of Swallow-tailed Cotinga (Phibalura flavirostris) in fruits of Struthanthus marginatus (Loranthaceae) in Monte Verde, Camanducaia, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Carlos Henrique Luz Nunes-de-Almeida, Verónica del Rosario Avalos

Abstract


We record a new observation of a group of 22 individuals of Phibalura flavirostris (Cotingidae) from field observations and photographs, in the district of Monte Verde, municipality of Camanducaia, in the southern state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. We also report the same individuals foraging on fruits of the Loranthaceae Struthanthus marginatus using the techniques “perch-gleaning” and “sally-strike”. The later technique was not previously recorded for this species.


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