Regurgitated mistletoe seeds in the nest of the Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus)

Peter A. Hosner*

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    Abstract

    I describe a Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus) nest built largely of mistletoe seeds, which differs from the cup of plant matter typically constructed by this species. Mistletoe seeds have been observed in the nests of at least two other bird species, but this observation is the first where the nest appeared to be purposely constructed from seeds, possibly to take advantage of their adhesive properties.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalWilson bulletin
    Volume117
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)319-321
    Number of pages3
    ISSN0043-5643
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2005

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