Preference of fruits in birds that visit a feeder in the city of Caracas.
Keywords:
birds behavior, Bananaquit, Columbina talpacoti, urban birds
Abstract
Feeders for birds are increasingly common in cities, although very little is known about their food preferences. The objectives of this study consisted in identifying the preferences of the fruits consumed by birds that frequented an urban feeder; as well as determine the time spent eating and social interactions. The observations were made in a feeder located in a window about 15 meters high, where portions of three species of fruit were placed (banana, papaya and plantain). The following variables were recorded: species of bird, duration of the visit, fruit consumed, number of times the fruit was eaten, whether they came alone or accompanied, interactions, and fruit transportation. Recordings of the feeder were made during three continuous days, from November 11 to 13, 2022, during periods of 12 hours. During the sampling, six species were recorded visiting the feeder (Coereba flaveola, Columbina talpacoti, Melanerpes rubricapillus, Melanospiza bicolor, Pitangus sulphuratus and Thraupis episcopus). A total of 140 visits were recorded. The species that visited the feeder the most was M. bicolor, followed by T. episcopus and P. sulphuratus. The banana was the most consumed fruit, followed by the platain. The morning was the moment of greatest influx of visits. The species that spent the longest time at the feeder were C. flaveola and M. bicolor, while the largest birds, M. rubricapillus, P. sulphuratus and T. episcopus, stayed on shorter visits.
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JONES, D. 2011. An appetite for connection: Why we need to understand the effect and value of feeding wild birds. Emu. 111(2): i–vii.
kALITA, h., D. C. BORUAh, M. DEORI, A. hAZARIkA, R. SARMA, S. kUMARI, R. kANDIMALLA, J. kOTOky y R. DEVI. 2016. Antidiabetic and Antilipidemic Effect of Musa balbisiana Root Extract: A Potent Agent for Glucose Homeostasis in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat. Front. Pharmacol. 7: 102
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SEIJAS, A. E. 2021. Hierarchies and co-occurrences among bird species visiting a feeder at an urban garden of Venezuela. Anartia. 33: 55–65.
SEIJAS, A. E., y S. F. SEIJAS-FALkENhAGEN. 2020. Birds at a feeder in an urban garden in Venezuela: Abundances, interactions and fruit preferences. Anartia. 31:1–15.
TRyJANOWSkI, P., A. P. MøLLER, F. MORELLI, P. INDykIEWICZ, P. ZDUNIAk y L. MyCZkO. 2018. Food preferences by birds using bird-feeders in winter: a large-scale experiment. Avian Res. 9: 1–6.
VIJAyAkUMAR, S., G. PRESANNAkUMAR y N. R. VIJAyALAkShMI. 2009. Investigations on the Effect of Flavonoids from Banana, Musa paradisiaca L. on Lipid Metabolism in Rats. J. Diet. Suppl. 6: 111–123.
yOGIRAJ, V., P. k. GOyAL y C. S. ChAUhAN. 2015. Carica papaya Linn: an overview. Int. J. Herb. Med. 2: 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf103 122
WINkLER, h. y D. A. ChRISTIE. 2020. Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus), version 1.0. en (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors), Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.recwoo1.01.
Published
2023-12-28
How to Cite
Santana, B., & Sainz-Borgo, C. (2023). Preference of fruits in birds that visit a feeder in the city of Caracas. Boletín Del Centro De Investigaciones Biológicas, 57(2), 112-128. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10439168
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