Persistence of Transported Lichen at a Hummingbird Nest Site

Gary R. Graves; Manuela Dal Forno

doi:10.1656/045.025.0410

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Gary R. Graves,^1,2,* Manuela Dal Forno³

¹1Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Wash
²2Center for Macroecology, Evolution, and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of C
³3Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 2

^*Corresponding author - gravesg@si.edu.

Abstract

Archilochus colubris (Ruby-throated Hummingbird) invariably decorate the exterior surface of their nests with living foliose lichen. Lichen fragments may be carried considerable distances, but it is unknown whether transported thalli survive at nest sites. Here we report the multi-year persistence of a transported thallus of Myelochroa aurulenta (Powdery Axil-bristle Lichen) at a hummingbird nest site. Our observation suggests that hummingbirds may be important dispersal agents for foliose lichens.

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Gary R. Graves and Manuela Dal Forno "Persistence of Transported Lichen at a Hummingbird Nest Site," Northeastern Naturalist 25(4), 656-661, (1 November 2018). https://doi.org/10.1656/045.025.0410

Published: 1 November 2018

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