Nocturnal foraging observations of the Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) in San Jose, Costa Rica

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Solano-Ugalde, Alejandro [1 ]
Arcos-Torres, Agustina [1 ]
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[1] Fdn Imaymana, Quito, Ecuador
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WILSON JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY | 2008年 / 120卷 / 03期
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10.1676/07-069.1
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Q95 [动物学];
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071002 ;
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We provide documentation on the first observations of nocturnal foraging by the Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota). The motmot we observed mainly fed on sphinx (Sphingidae) moths; the capture rate seemed low for this fairly large prey.
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