House Wren Preys on Introduced Gecko in Costa Rica

Marco D. Barquero; Branko Hilje

doi:10.1676/04-084

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Marco D. Barquero,^*,** Branko Hilje^*

^*Escuela de Biología, Univ. de Costa Rica, 2060, San Pedro, Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
^**Corresponding author; marco@biologia.ucr.ac.cr

Abstract

On 25 May 2002, we observed a House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) eating a juvenile house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) in Golfito, Costa Rica. Just a few studies report insect-eating birds taking vertebrate prey, and we found no prior publications for this species. The recently introduced house gecko may be a new potential food resource for other native species in Costa Rica and elsewhere.

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Marco D. Barquero and Branko Hilje "House Wren Preys on Introduced Gecko in Costa Rica," The Wilson Bulletin 117(2), 204-205, (1 June 2005). https://doi.org/10.1676/04-084

Received: 16 August 2004; Accepted: 1 March 2005; Published: 1 June 2005

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