Fruit in the diet of nestlings of the Puerto Rican tody, a tropical insectivore. (Short Communications)

Wilson Bulletin | March 1, 1995| | Copyright

Many tropical frugivorous birds supplement the diet of their nestlings with insects, particularly in the early stages of development (Lack 1968, Skutch 1969, Morton 1973). In some of these cases, the nestling diet is exclusively insects (e.g., Skutch 1944). Although some frugivorous birds feed their young entirely on fruit as well (e.g., D. W. Snow 1962, B. K, Snow 1970), the growth rates of chicks of such species are relatively slow (Ricklefs 1976). Fruits are generally low in nutritional value, and the supplemental use of insects high in protein may enable tissue growth to ...

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