Feeding ecology of the Green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) in dry forests in western Brazil
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Resumo: | The genus Pyrrhura includes small to medium-sized parakeets, which inhabit both low and dry alongside tall rainforests, mainly in South America. Pyrrhura molinae is still common, year round, in the markedly seasonal forests of western Brazil. This parakeet, as well as most Neotropical parrots, continues to be poorly understood. Hence, in the present study I examined their foraging ecology both in a highly deciduous and in a semi-deciduous forest in western Brazil. In addition, I assessed the relationship between food resource production (flowers and fruits), and the diet of this parakeet. Pyrrhura molinae exhibited a flexible diet consisting of 16 tree species, from which it consumed flowers (three species), seeds (three species), fruit pulp or aril (four species), and both pulp and seeds (six species). Parakeets consumed a wide array of fleshy fruits in the semi-deciduous forest, especially Cecropia pachystachya catkins. Conversely, in the highly deciduous forest they extensively foraged for figs (70% of the diet), in addition to nectar and seeds from dry fruits. Ficus calyptroceras, besides being abundant, bore fruits year round, and was substantially used by parakeets every month. Potentially, by exploiting a diverse set of plant food resources, and particularly due to the substantial use of figs, asynchronously produced, Pyrrhura molinae persists during the long dry season in the markedly seasonal forests of western Brazil. |
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Feeding ecology of the Green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) in dry forests in western BrazilPyrrhura molinaePsittacidaeparrotsdry forestscanopy phenologyThe genus Pyrrhura includes small to medium-sized parakeets, which inhabit both low and dry alongside tall rainforests, mainly in South America. Pyrrhura molinae is still common, year round, in the markedly seasonal forests of western Brazil. This parakeet, as well as most Neotropical parrots, continues to be poorly understood. Hence, in the present study I examined their foraging ecology both in a highly deciduous and in a semi-deciduous forest in western Brazil. In addition, I assessed the relationship between food resource production (flowers and fruits), and the diet of this parakeet. Pyrrhura molinae exhibited a flexible diet consisting of 16 tree species, from which it consumed flowers (three species), seeds (three species), fruit pulp or aril (four species), and both pulp and seeds (six species). Parakeets consumed a wide array of fleshy fruits in the semi-deciduous forest, especially Cecropia pachystachya catkins. Conversely, in the highly deciduous forest they extensively foraged for figs (70% of the diet), in addition to nectar and seeds from dry fruits. Ficus calyptroceras, besides being abundant, bore fruits year round, and was substantially used by parakeets every month. Potentially, by exploiting a diverse set of plant food resources, and particularly due to the substantial use of figs, asynchronously produced, Pyrrhura molinae persists during the long dry season in the markedly seasonal forests of western Brazil.Instituto Internacional de Ecologia2007-05-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842007000200009Brazilian Journal of Biology v.67 n.2 2007reponame:Brazilian Journal of Biologyinstname:Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)instacron:IIE10.1590/S1519-69842007000200009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRagusa-Netto,J.eng2007-09-17T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1519-69842007000200009Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bjb/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjb@bjb.com.br||bjb@bjb.com.br1678-43751519-6984opendoar:2007-09-17T00:00Brazilian Journal of Biology - Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)false |
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Feeding ecology of the Green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) in dry forests in western Brazil |
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Feeding ecology of the Green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) in dry forests in western Brazil |
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Feeding ecology of the Green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) in dry forests in western Brazil Ragusa-Netto,J. Pyrrhura molinae Psittacidae parrots dry forests canopy phenology |
title_short |
Feeding ecology of the Green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) in dry forests in western Brazil |
title_full |
Feeding ecology of the Green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) in dry forests in western Brazil |
title_fullStr |
Feeding ecology of the Green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) in dry forests in western Brazil |
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Feeding ecology of the Green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) in dry forests in western Brazil |
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Feeding ecology of the Green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) in dry forests in western Brazil |
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Ragusa-Netto,J. |
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Ragusa-Netto,J. |
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Ragusa-Netto,J. |
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Pyrrhura molinae Psittacidae parrots dry forests canopy phenology |
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Pyrrhura molinae Psittacidae parrots dry forests canopy phenology |
description |
The genus Pyrrhura includes small to medium-sized parakeets, which inhabit both low and dry alongside tall rainforests, mainly in South America. Pyrrhura molinae is still common, year round, in the markedly seasonal forests of western Brazil. This parakeet, as well as most Neotropical parrots, continues to be poorly understood. Hence, in the present study I examined their foraging ecology both in a highly deciduous and in a semi-deciduous forest in western Brazil. In addition, I assessed the relationship between food resource production (flowers and fruits), and the diet of this parakeet. Pyrrhura molinae exhibited a flexible diet consisting of 16 tree species, from which it consumed flowers (three species), seeds (three species), fruit pulp or aril (four species), and both pulp and seeds (six species). Parakeets consumed a wide array of fleshy fruits in the semi-deciduous forest, especially Cecropia pachystachya catkins. Conversely, in the highly deciduous forest they extensively foraged for figs (70% of the diet), in addition to nectar and seeds from dry fruits. Ficus calyptroceras, besides being abundant, bore fruits year round, and was substantially used by parakeets every month. Potentially, by exploiting a diverse set of plant food resources, and particularly due to the substantial use of figs, asynchronously produced, Pyrrhura molinae persists during the long dry season in the markedly seasonal forests of western Brazil. |
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