1972
DOI: 10.1590/1809-43921972021059
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Abstract: Studies of ant-following birds at Belém show that some species are professional ant-followers, that is, obtain more than 50% of their food near ants. Professional ant-followers at Belém are: Black-spotted Bare-Eye, Phlegopsis nigromaculata, White-backed Fire-Eye, Pyriglena leuconota, Scale-backed Antbird, Hylophylax poecilenota (Formicariidae); Barred Woodcreeper, Dendrocolaptes certhia, Plain-brown Woodcreeper, Dendrocincla fuliginosa, White-chinned Woodcreeper, D. merula; and Gray-headed Tanager Eucometis pe… Show more

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“…Our study adds new species to the list of opportunistic ant‐following birds, and our observations suggest that the arthropods and other organisms flushed by army ants are an important food resource for birds in the Atlantic forest ecosystem. The number of species of birds observed at army‐ant swarms in our study (43) was similar to the numbers reported at army‐ant swarms at other locations in the Neotropics (Oniki 1972, Coates‐Estrada and Estrada 1989, Vallely 2001, Meisel 2004, Kumar and O’Donnell 2007). However, only two species of birds in our study (Black‐goggled Tanagers and White‐shouldered Fire‐eyes) were frequently observed at army‐ant swarms (i.e., ≥61% of swarms).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
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“…Our study adds new species to the list of opportunistic ant‐following birds, and our observations suggest that the arthropods and other organisms flushed by army ants are an important food resource for birds in the Atlantic forest ecosystem. The number of species of birds observed at army‐ant swarms in our study (43) was similar to the numbers reported at army‐ant swarms at other locations in the Neotropics (Oniki 1972, Coates‐Estrada and Estrada 1989, Vallely 2001, Meisel 2004, Kumar and O’Donnell 2007). However, only two species of birds in our study (Black‐goggled Tanagers and White‐shouldered Fire‐eyes) were frequently observed at army‐ant swarms (i.e., ≥61% of swarms).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…However, fire‐eyes may move long distances from their territories when searching for raiding army ants. White‐shouldered Fire‐eyes in our study displayed behaviors and attendance levels at ant swarms similar to those of other obligate ant‐following species, including White‐backed Fire‐eyes ( Pyriglena leuconota ; Oniki 1972), Tawny‐winged Woodcreepers, Bicolored Antbirds, and Grey‐headed Tanagers (Swartz 2001). Our observations indicate that when an army‐ant swarm was located, several White‐shouldered Fire‐eyes typically followed the raiding swarm.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 66%
“…Cuculidae, Dendrocolaptidae, Furnariidae, Formicariidae, Tyrannidae, Pipridae, Muscicapidae e Troglodytidae) que ali encontram uma grande concentração de alimento (ONIKI 1972, ONIKI & WILLIS 1972, WILLIS & ONIKI 1992.…”
Section: Divisão De áRea De Forrageiounclassified
“…Selateria naevia (Silvered Antbird) individuais twice followed Eciton burchelli very br'efly at Belém. Oniki (1972) recorded one briefly following ants there. They hopped on low roots and .debris in forest pools, pecking prey from the ground once and from the water once, and seemed uninterested in the ants and ant-following birds.…”
Section: Myrmeciza Immaculatamentioning
confidence: 99%