TY - JOUR AU - Villegas-Retana, Sergio A. AU - Araya-H., David PY - 2017/09/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Consumption of Terminalia catappa fruits and use of leaves as tools by the bird Ara ambiguus (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) in Costa Rica. JF - UNED Research Journal JA - URJ VL - 9 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.22458/urj.v9i2.1894 UR - https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1894 SP - AB - <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>There are few studies on the diet of neo- tropical birds, including psittacines. The green macaw (</span><span>Ara ambiguus</span><span>) feeds on the seeds of the mountain almond tree (</span><span>Dipteryx panamensis</span><span>), titor (</span><span>Sacoglottis trichogyna</span><span>) and other species. However there are no reports of this species feeding on beach almond (</span><span>Terminalia catappa</span><span>). Here we inform that it uses leaves as a tools to feed on it. Its consump- tion could be due to the lack of fruits of </span><span>D. panamensis </span><span>and </span><span>S. trichog- yna</span><span>, and to the high nutritional value of the seed. Using the leaves to peel the pericarp can be a strategy to avoid its’ bitter taste. </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div> ER -