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Mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acariformes, Harpirhynchidae) from Neotropical birds
Three new species of parasitic mites of the genus Neharpyrhynchus Fain (Acariformes, Harpirhynchidae) are described from Neotropical birds, N. chlorospingus sp. n. from Chlorospingus pileatus (Passeriformes, Emberizidae) from Costa Rica, N.
Andre Bochkov, Ivan Literak
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Primer registro de leucismo en la familia Trochilidae para Argentina
La coloración del plumaje en aves determina relaciones intra e interespecificas de importancia para la supervivencia de un individuo. El leucismo es una aberración cromática hereditaria que produce la aparición de plumas blancas en la ...
Natalia Vreys, Fernando Cabral
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Hummingbird-plant interactions in Chile: An ecological review of the available evidence
Hummingbird species have closely evolved with the plants they feed on, which is confirmed by their often tight ecological relationships in natural settings. Hummingbird-plant interactions are of interest for research areas such as ecology, evolution, and
Rodrigo Medel +2 more
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Aves nectarívoras (no-Trochilidae) de la Argentina
Este artículo no cuenta con un resumen.
Sergio A. Salvador
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Primer registro de nidificación del Picaflor Escamado (Heliomaster squamosus) en Argentina
El Picaflor Escamado (Heliomaster squamosus) se distribuye en Brasil. En Argentina, hay tres registros de la especie que se cree se trataban de individuos vagantes, y ninguno de estos registros menciona aspectos de su reproducción. Aquí reportamos, por
Sebastián M. Santiago +5 more
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HUMMINGBIRDS (TROCHILIDAE) AS FRUGIVORES: A REVIEW AND THE FIRST RECORDS FROM ARGENTINA [PDF]
· Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) are characterized by their specialized nectar-feeding behavior. However, fruit consumption by hummingbirds has been reported as an occasional behavior.
Palacio, Facundo Xavier
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Biting the hand that feeds you: wedge-billed hummingbird is a nectar robber of a sicklebill-adapted Andean bellflower [PDF]
I report on nectar robbing behavior of the wedge-billed hummingbird, Schistes geoffroyi (Trochilidae) on the Andean bellflower, Centropogon granulosus (Campanulaceae). Many species of Centropogon are characterized by an abruptly curved corolla tube which
Mannfred M.A. BOEHM
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Es inusual ver un ave atrapada en una telaraña. En la actualidad sólo se han documentado 69 registros a nivel mundial que incluyen 54 especies de aves distribuidas en 23 familias. La familia Trochilidae aporta la mayor diversidad de especies atrapadas en
Itzcóatl Martínez-Sánchez +2 more
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The Trochilidae (hummingbirds) constitute 8.5% of the species in Colombia (163 species have been classified so far), which can be found in a large number of habitats and among their functions in the ecosystem is that of being pollinators and regulating ...
Rivas Albornoz, Lucellis María +2 more
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