The Orange-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus ferrugineigula)(Furnariidae): a new effective host of Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus ... from: The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

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From the author: Over 250 bird species have been listed as victims of the Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a well-known obligate brood parasite. Five of the nine species of Phacellodomus (thornbirds) have been listed as victims, but none has been reported rearing cowbird fledglings. I report observations of a pair of Orange-breasted Thornbirds (Phacellodomus ferrugineigula) rearing two fledgling Shiny Cowbirds in southern Brazil. These data add a new host for the Shiny Cowbird and constitute the first report of a species of the genus Phacellodomus as an effective host of cowbirds. Received 5 January 2011. Accepted 30 March 2011.

Citation Details
Title: The Orange-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus ferrugineigula)(Furnariidae): a new effective host of Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)(Icteridae).(SHORT COMMUNICATIONS)(Report)
Author: Giovanni Nathigall Mauricio
Publication:The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2011
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 123 Issue: 2 Page: 416(2)

Article Type: Report

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