Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) tethered by common green snake (Uromacer catesbyi)
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Show full item record| Abstract: | Abstract: Entanglement of birds by snakes is rarely reported. On 15 July 1998, a Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) was encountered tethered to a small sapling by common green snake (Uromacer catesbyi), which apparently was the intended prey of the cuckoo, in Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic. Key words: Coccyzus longirostris, ensnarement, green snake, Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo, Uromacer catesbyi. Resumen: Un Pájaro Bobo Mayor (Coccyzus longirostris) entrampado por una serpiente verde común (Uromacer catesbyi). El entrampe de aves por serpientes es raramente registrado. El 15 de julio de 1998, un Pájaro Bobo Mayor (Coccyzus longirostris) fue encontrado sujeto a un pequeño arbusto por una serpiente verde común (Uromacer catesbyi), la cual aparentemente era una presa pretendida por el pájaro, en el Parque Nacional del Este, República Dominicana. |
| Author(s): | White Jr., Thomas H.
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| Date: | 2006 |
| Published: | Journal of Caribbean Ornithology, 19(1), 52-53 |
| Citation: | White Jr, T. H. (2006). Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) tethered by common green snake (Uromacer catesbyi). Journal of Caribbean Ornithology, 19(1), 52-53. Recuperado de: |
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