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From the author: We report the first record of a Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) feeding on a long-tongued bat (Glossophaginae) in a secondary forest in southwestern Costa Rica. The motmot incapacitated the bat, then swallowed it alive, head first. Motmots and bats are found in close proximity along river banks where the former nests and the latter roosts Received 16 October 2003, accepted 26 March 2004.
Citation DetailsTitle: Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) predation on a long-tongued bat (Glossophaginae).(Short Communications)
Author: Eduardo Chacon-Madrigal
Publication:Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2004
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 116
Issue: 1
Page: 108(3)
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