Birds in the Diet of Invasive Boa imperator on St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands

Mitchell Gilliland; Andrew M. Durso; Matthew F. Metcalf; Oscar Johnson; Sean P. Kelly; Edwin M. Everham III; Nicole F. Angeli

doi:10.18475/cjos.v53i2.a24

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Mitchell Gilliland,¹ Andrew M. Durso,^2,* Matthew F. Metcalf,² Oscar Johnson,² Sean P. Kelly,³ Edwin M. Everham III,¹ Nicole F. Angeli³

¹Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, The Water School, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, Florida, U. S. A.
²Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, Florida, U. S. A.
³Division of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Government of Virgin Islands, St. Croix, U. S. A.

^*Corresponding author: amdurso@gmail.com

Abstract

Giant constrictor populations in Florida and the Caribbean have top-down impacts on prey that are still poorly understood. We report opportunistically documented predation events by introduced Boa imperator (Central American Boa Constrictor) on four species of native birds on St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, compare these to more detailed dietary studies from Aruba, and encourage detailed studies of Boa imperator diet on St. Croix to better understand population and community-level impacts of predation by this invasive snake.

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Mitchell Gilliland, Andrew M. Durso, Matthew F. Metcalf, Oscar Johnson, Sean P. Kelly, Edwin M. Everham III, and Nicole F. Angeli "Birds in the Diet of Invasive Boa imperator on St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands," Caribbean Journal of Science 53(2), 437-444, (21 December 2023). https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v53i2.a24

Published: 21 December 2023

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