A Novel Songbird Nest Predator: The Greater Arid-Land Katydid

abstract

• We describe the removal (predation) of a black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) nestling by a female greater arid-land katydid (Neobarrettia spinosa) in southwest Texas. The event was captured with a nest camera during night in Jun. 2010. Neobarrettia species are known to be aggressive and carnivorous, but this is the first report of a katydid depredating a songbird nest. 2012, American Midland Naturalist.

authors

• Morrison, Mike

published proceedings

• AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST

author list (cited authors)

• Smith, K. N., Cain, J., Morrison, M. L., & Wilkins, R. N.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Smith, Kathryn N||Cain, James WIII||Morrison, Michael L||Wilkins, R Neal

publication date

• January 2012

publisher

• University of Notre Dame  Publisher

published in

• American Midland Naturalist  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1674/0003-0031-167.1.210

start page

• 210

end page

• 212

volume

• 167

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1674%2F0003-0031-167.1.210