ACTIVE ANTING WITH A MILLIPEDE (DIPLOPODA) BY A TURQUOISE JAY Cyanolyca turcosa (CORVIDAE) IN THE SOUTHERN ANDES OF ECUADOR

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https://doi.org/10.18272/reo.v10i2.3092

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Azuay, comportamiento anti-parasitario, ectoparásitos, Parque Nacional Cajas, Passeriformes

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Algunos ectoparásitos de las aves pueden tener efectos adversos sobre la aptitud de su hospedador. Por lo tanto, comportamientos antiparasitarios como el “hormigueo” han evolucionado para combatirlos. En esta nota, presento un nuevo reporte de este comportamiento en la Urraca Turquesa Cyanolyca turcosa en el Parque Nacional Cajas, ubicado en los altos Andes del sur de Ecuador. Observé a un individuo de C. turcosa adulto utilizando un milpiés de tamaño medio para frotar activamente su plumaje, lo cual sugiere una estrategia de eliminación de parásitos externos (hormigueo). Tras 12 min de este comportamiento, el milpiés fue consumido por el ave. Esta observación abre la posibilidad de que este comportamiento sea más común de lo que se pensaba.

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2024-12-25

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Padron, P. S. (2024). ACTIVE ANTING WITH A MILLIPEDE (DIPLOPODA) BY A TURQUOISE JAY Cyanolyca turcosa (CORVIDAE) IN THE SOUTHERN ANDES OF ECUADOR. Revista Ecuatoriana De Ornitología, 10(2), 54–58. https://doi.org/10.18272/reo.v10i2.3092