Exchanging carrion for fresh meat: the vulture Cathartes burrovianus (Aves, Cathartidae) preys on the snake Xenodon merremii (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in southeastern Brazil

Exchanging carrion for fresh meat: the vulture Cathartes burrovianus (Aves, Cathartidae) preys on the snake Xenodon merremii (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in southeastern Brazil

The Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) is known mainly for its necrophagic habits, typical of the Cathartidae. However, members of this family also hunt live prey, though this behavior is not well documented. We report here on a C. burrovianus preying on the non-venomous snake Xeno...

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Main Authors: Thiago Oliveira e Almeida, Fernanda Carvalho Machado, Henrique Caldeira Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-12-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
boipeva
diet
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Minas Gerais
predation
Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume234/177a180a.pdf
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spelling doaj-70eaaad7cd584708bf764386fc9476352020-11-24T23:16:59ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432010-12-01234177180Exchanging carrion for fresh meat: the vulture Cathartes burrovianus (Aves, Cathartidae) preys on the snake Xenodon merremii (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in southeastern BrazilThiago Oliveira e AlmeidaFernanda Carvalho MachadoHenrique Caldeira CostaThe Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) is known mainly for its necrophagic habits, typical of the Cathartidae. However, members of this family also hunt live prey, though this behavior is not well documented. We report here on a C. burrovianus preying on the non-venomous snake Xenodon merremii, at an anthropogenic site in southeastern Brazil.http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume234/177a180a.pdfboipevadietLesser Yellow-headed VultureMinas Geraispredation
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Fernanda Carvalho Machado
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Fernanda Carvalho Machado
Henrique Caldeira Costa
Exchanging carrion for fresh meat: the vulture Cathartes burrovianus (Aves, Cathartidae) preys on the snake Xenodon merremii (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in southeastern Brazil
Biotemas
boipeva
diet
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Minas Gerais
predation
author_facet Thiago Oliveira e Almeida
Fernanda Carvalho Machado
Henrique Caldeira Costa
author_sort Thiago Oliveira e Almeida
title Exchanging carrion for fresh meat: the vulture Cathartes burrovianus (Aves, Cathartidae) preys on the snake Xenodon merremii (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in southeastern Brazil
title_short Exchanging carrion for fresh meat: the vulture Cathartes burrovianus (Aves, Cathartidae) preys on the snake Xenodon merremii (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in southeastern Brazil
title_full Exchanging carrion for fresh meat: the vulture Cathartes burrovianus (Aves, Cathartidae) preys on the snake Xenodon merremii (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in southeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Exchanging carrion for fresh meat: the vulture Cathartes burrovianus (Aves, Cathartidae) preys on the snake Xenodon merremii (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in southeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Exchanging carrion for fresh meat: the vulture Cathartes burrovianus (Aves, Cathartidae) preys on the snake Xenodon merremii (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) in southeastern Brazil
title_sort exchanging carrion for fresh meat: the vulture cathartes burrovianus (aves, cathartidae) preys on the snake xenodon merremii (serpentes, dipsadidae) in southeastern brazil
publisher Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
series Biotemas
issn 0103-1643
publishDate 2010-12-01
description The Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) is known mainly for its necrophagic habits, typical of the Cathartidae. However, members of this family also hunt live prey, though this behavior is not well documented. We report here on a C. burrovianus preying on the non-venomous snake Xenodon merremii, at an anthropogenic site in southeastern Brazil.
topic boipeva
diet
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Minas Gerais
predation
url http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume234/177a180a.pdf
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