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Tiaris bicolor
About: Tiaris bicolor is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1 citations.
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15 Jan 2016
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the casual finding of one chick of Tiaris bicolor (Black-faced Grassquit) in the digestive tract of a B. constrictor that accidentally was seriously injured with a lawnmower, causing his death.
Abstract: RESUMEN La serpiente Boa constrictor , conocida en Venezuela como “tragavenado”, es una especie que presenta una dieta sumamente diversa que incluye desde presas de tamano pequeno como aves, ardillas, peces y lagartijas, hasta mamiferos de mayor tamano. El objetivo de esta nota consistio en reportar el hallazgo casual de un pichon de Tordillo Comun ( Tiaris bicolor ) en el tracto digestivo de una B. constrictor que de manera accidental fue gravemente herida con una podadora de cesped, causando su muerte. Una de las heridas sufridas expuso el pichon de T. bicolor ingerido por la serpiente. La observacion se realizo en un jardin de una zona residencial ubicada en el sureste de la ciudad de Caracas (Venezuela). Palabras clave : Boidae, dieta, aves. ABSTRACT The Boa constrictor (Red-Tailed Boa) is a specie that has a very diverse diet ranging from small prey such as birds, squirrels, fish and lizards to larger prey such as deer. The aim of this note was to report the casual finding of one chick of Tiaris bicolor (Black-faced Grassquit) in the digestive tract of a B. constrictor that accidentally was seriously injured with a lawnmower, causing his death. One of their injuries exposed the T. bicolor chick eaten by the snake. The observation was made in a garden of a residential area located in southeast of Caracas city (Venezuela).. Key words : Boidae, diet, birds.
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TL;DR: The resident avifauna of a coastal scrub community on St. Kitts, West Indies, was surveyed in 1982 in order to examine what factors may be influencing its composition as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The resident avifauna of a coastal scrub community on St. Kitts, West Indies, was surveyed in 1982 in order to examine what factors may be influencing its composition. Fifteen species were observed, three of which (Dendroica petechia, Tiaris bicolor and Columbina passerina) accounted for over 61% of the total observations. The results are briefly discussed in light of some current theories on avian community structure.
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1 Jan 2007
TL;DR: The most common species were the Barbuda Warbler Dendroica subita and the Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina, Yellow Warbler Petechia, Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor, Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus and Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The scrubland bird fauna was studied at 18 sites within a 0.5 km 2 area in northern Barbuda in January 2007, using fixed radius point counts with bird sound playbacks. Fourteen species were recorded, all permanent residents, including the endemic Barbuda Warbler Dendroica subita . The most common species were the Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica , Bananaquit Coeroba flaveola , Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis and Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhynchus cristatus . Other common birds included the Barbuda Warbler, Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina , Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia , Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor , Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus and Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor . The number of species and records (individuals) per site are similar to those recorded on Eleuthera (The Bahamas) but the total number of species is much lower on Barbuda. INTRODUCTON Barbuda is one of the Leeward islands of the Lesser Antilles on the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea. The island is a small (15 x 8 km) uplifted coral reef and the landscape is flat. Most of Barbuda is covered with xeric scrubland but mangroves fringe coastal and inland wetlands. The avifauna of Barbuda has not been described in any detail, and apparently no estimates of the species composition or density of land birds have been published. The CUNY archaeological expedition to Barbuda in January 2007 created an opportunity to study the birds of the scrubland habitat because one of the excavation sites (The Indian Town Trail site) was situated there. The present study is an attempt to describe the bird community of the scrublands of the northern part of Barbuda. METHODS The study area was at the Indian Town Trail archaeological site. The study plots were distributed within an approximate area of 0.5 km
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