Cannibalism by Cariama cristata

Published: 13 July 2021| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/xn8p7rxkyn.1
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Miguel Marini

Description

The videos show the first case of possible parental infanticide followed by cannibalism by the adult and nestmates of Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata). They were recorded with a camera-trap (Minox) on 29 September 2018 at Arcos municipality, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil (20°20’679”S, 45°46’452”W). These videos are the Supplemental Material of the paper by Anita Studer, Luis Batista, Maria Clara B. Gomes and Miguel Ângelo Marini. 2021 'Parental infanticide and cannibalism by the Red-legged Seriema, Cariama cristata'. WIlson Journal of Ornithology.

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Universidade de Brasilia

Categories

Animal Behavior, Ornithology, Filial Cannibalism, Reproductive Biology

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