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Abstract
An event of infanticide by Scarlet Ibises (Eudocimus ruber) was observed on 14 January 2014 in a breeding colony located in the mangrove swamps of Cubatão, southeastern Brazil. During a fight over a nest involving several adults who were stealing nesting material, two young (about four and seven days old) were thrown out from the nest and immediately attacked by a
pair of adult birds, especially the female. This attack ceased only after the young fell in the water and drowned. The lack of intensive monitoring may be a reason infanticide is commonly underestimated, and mostly unrecorded, by most studies on bird breeding biology. More detailed studies, with adequate monitoring, are required to understand the role played by infanticide in the biology and population dynamics of colonial waterbirds.
pair of adult birds, especially the female. This attack ceased only after the young fell in the water and drowned. The lack of intensive monitoring may be a reason infanticide is commonly underestimated, and mostly unrecorded, by most studies on bird breeding biology. More detailed studies, with adequate monitoring, are required to understand the role played by infanticide in the biology and population dynamics of colonial waterbirds.
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