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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