Association of the Black-Goggled Tanager (Trichothraupis melanops) with Flushers

Tanagers (Emberizidae: Thraupinae) are small-sized birds that occasionally follow army ants and join mixed species flocks of birds. The Black-goggled Tanager (Trichothraupis melanops) is a common tanager in southeastern Brazil. When inhabiting forest undergrowth, these tanagers occur in pairs or in...

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Published in:	Biotropica Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 472 - 475
Main Authors:	Rodrigues, Marcos, Machado, Caio G., Suzana M. R. Alvares, Galetti, Mauro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Association for Tropical Biology 01-12-1994
Subjects:	Ants Birds Campinas Flocks Foraging Forest insects Forest reserves Insect behavior Monkeys Rainy seasons
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Summary:	Tanagers (Emberizidae: Thraupinae) are small-sized birds that occasionally follow army ants and join mixed species flocks of birds. The Black-goggled Tanager (Trichothraupis melanops) is a common tanager in southeastern Brazil. When inhabiting forest undergrowth, these tanagers occur in pairs or in small groups of up to four individuals, generally foraging with mixed flocks and following army ants. In this paper we describe the behavior and seasonal associations of the Black-goggled Tanager following different animals that flush insects. We report the following behavior of this species in association with mixed species bird flocks, army ants, and for the first time, with two species of monkeys. We made observations in two Atlantic forest reserves in southeastern Brazil from January 1989 to December 1991.
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ISSN:	0006-3606 1744-7429
DOI:	10.2307/2389245