American Coot (Fulica americana) Science Article 6 abstract I know of only one witnessed predation event by an American Coot (Fulica americana) on a vertebrate-a nestling Redwinged Blackbirds. PETER L. HURD, Wilson Bull., 104(3), 1992, pp. 552-553 Download article download full text (pdf)
coot nesting and feeding habits in southeastern Washington.
American Coot (Fulica americana) Science Article 13 abstract No abstract Fitzner, R. E., E. T. Sipco, and R. G. Schrecknise. 1979., Northwest Sci. 54:244-252. Download article download full text (pdf)
Improving the reliability of molecular sexing of birds using a W-specific marker
American Coot (Fulica americana) Science Article 12 abstract Molecular techniques for identifying sex of birds utilize length differences between CHD-Z and CHD-W introns, but in some cases these methods can lead to sexing errors. Here we show that an additional W-specific primer can be used in conjunction with a pre-existing sexing primer pair to dramatically […]
Epizootic Vacuolar Myelinopathy of the Central Nervous System of American Coots (Fulica americana) and Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
American Coot (Fulica americana) Science Article 10 abstract Unprecedented mortality occurred in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at DeGray Lake, Arkansas, during the winters of 1994-1995 and 1996-1997. The first eagles were found dead during November, soon after arrival from fall migration, and deaths continued into January during both episodes. In total, 29 eagles died at […]
Notes on the foraging behavior of the Zigzag Heron.
Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) Science Article 4 abstract The only recent field observations reported for the poorly known Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulutus) (Hancock and Kushlan, Herons Handbook, Croom Helm, London, 1984) are those of Davis et al. (Condor 82:460-46 1, 198 1). Here we report on a bird watched intermittently by NJCM for about 13 […]
Phylogenetic relationships of the Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) and white-crested Bittern (Tigriornis leucolophus) estimated by DNA-DNA hybridization
Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) Science Article 2 abstract Recently we, acquired DNA of two rare species of heron, the Neotropical Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) and the African White-crested Bittern (Tigriornis le colophus). To estimate their phylogenetic relationships to other herons, we compared these species with representatives of the major heron clades using DNA-DNA hybridization. Even […]
The voice and first nesting records of the Zigzag Heron in Ecuador
Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) Science Article 1 abstract Recent sightings of the little-known Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulutus) have come primarily from Peru, as reported by Mathews and Brooke (Wilson Bull., 100: 147-148, 1988) and by Davis et al. (Condor, 82:460-46 1, 1980). Neither Hilty and Brown (A Guide to the Birds of Colombia, Princeton Univ. […]
Observations of the behavior of the zigzag heron
Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) Science Article 5 abstract Reliable sight records of’the Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) are said to be virtually nonexistent, and nothing has been recorded of the feeding, breeding or other habits of this species (Hancock and Elliot 1978). We therefore present our observations of an individual of this species and summarize several […]
Coloniality in the yellow-rumped cacique as a defense against nest predators
Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) Science Article 1 abstract Individuals of the colonial Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) in Amazonian Peru can defend their nests against predators in three ways. First, by nesting on islandsand around wasp nests, caciques are safe from arboreal mammals such as primates, whichdestroy many more-accessible colonies. Caimans and otters that live in […]
Deconstructing myths on large gulls and their impact onthreatened sympatric waterbirds
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus cachinnans) Science Article 2 abstract Owing to increasing population trends and facultative predatory habits, large gullshave been identified as significant agents of change in the alteration of manyecological communities. Often, they are perceived as negatively impacting thepopulation trends of most sympatric waterbirds. Consequently, culling programshave been implemented to remove adults, chicks and […]