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Nesting of Pachyramphus cf. polychopterus (Passeriformes: Tityridae) associated with Polybia fastidiosuscula de Saussure, 1854 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in an anthropized area of Atlantic Forest, southeastern Brazil

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The nesting of birds associated with social wasps is well reported among different species, but there are few records of this interaction for the species Pachyramphus polychopterus (Tityridae). Therefore, the aim of our study was to report on the nesting of Pachyramphus cf. polychopterus with the social wasp Polybia fastidiosuscula de Saussure, 1854, in southeastern Brazil. According to previous studies and considering the distribution of both species, it is likely that the nesting of this bird associated with social wasp colonies is not occasional and isolated. However, further studies are still needed for a better understanding of the promoting and regulating factors, as well as to measure the supposed protection offered by the vespid wasps.

Source: Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais

DOI: 10.46357/bcnaturais.v19i2.970

Authors: Marcos Magalhães De Souza, Aloysio Souza De Moura, Glauco Cássio De Sousa Oliveira

Institutions: Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Language: English

Topic: Avian ecology and behavior

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409881729

FWCI: 0.272

Cites: 12

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10