Consumption of Müllerian Bodies by Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus) in Nicaragua’s Highlands

Marvin A. Tórrez; Wayne J. Arendt; Luis Díaz

doi:10.1676/1559-4491-128.1.190

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Marvin A. Tórrez,^1,* Wayne J. Arendt,² Luis Díaz³

¹1 Estación Biológica Juan Roberto Zarruk, Universidad Centroamericana, Rotonda Rubén Darío 150 m al
²2 USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Sabana Field Research Station,
³3 Paso Pacífico. Carretera a Masaya Km 12.4 Residencial Villas del Prado, Casa No. 7, Managua, Nicar

^*Corresponding author; mtorrez@ns.uca.edu.ni

Abstract

The Golden-olive Woodpecker is a generalist species found in a wide range of habitats, being particularly common in coffee plantations within Nicaraguan cloud forests. Observations of an individual feeding at the base of Cecropia leaves revealed it was consuming Müllerian bodies that the Cecropia produces to feed Azteca ants as part of a host-inhabitant mutualistic symbiosis. This record further documents the plasticity of some species as they search for alternative sources of energy.

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Marvin A. Tórrez, Wayne J. Arendt, and Luis Díaz "Consumption of Müllerian Bodies by Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus) in Nicaragua’s Highlands," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128(1), 190-193, (1 March 2016). https://doi.org/10.1676/1559-4491-128.1.190

Received: 4 February 2015; Accepted: 1 July 2015; Published: 1 March 2016

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