Many interspecific commensal foraging interactions involving birds have been documented. We describe an observation of commensal foraging by a fan-tailed warbler (Euthlypis lachrymosa) with a nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) in Guerrero, southwestern Mexico. Our observation is similar to those reported from El Salvador by (Komar and Hanks, 2002) and indicates this association between fan-tailed warblers and nine-banded armadillos is more widespread than previously reported.
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1 December 2006
COMMENSAL FORAGING BY A FAN-TAILED WARBLER (EUTHLYPIS LACHRYMOSA) WITH A NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO (DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS) IN SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO
Richard R. Schaefer,
Jesse F. Fagan
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The Southwestern Naturalist
Vol. 51 • No. 4
December 2006
Vol. 51 • No. 4
December 2006