Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) tethered by common green snake (Uromacer catesbyi)

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Thomas H. White, Jr.
Department of Zoology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 current address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rio Grande Field Office PO Box 1600 Rio Grande, Puerto Rico 00745

Abstract: Entanglement of birds by snakes is rarely reported. On 15 July 1998, a Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) was encountered tethered to a small sapling by common green snake (Uromacer catesbyi), which apparently was the intended prey of the cuckoo, in Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic. 


Keywords: Coccyzus longirostris, ensnarement, green snake, Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo, Uromacer catesbyi


Resumen: Un Pájaro Bobo Mayor (Coccyzus longirostris) entrampado por una Serpiente Verde Común (Uromacer catesbyi )- El entrampe de aves por serpientes es raramente registrado. El 15 de julio de 1998, un Pájaro Bobo Mayor (Coccyzus longirostris) fue encontrado sujeto a un pequeño arbusto por una serpiente verde común (Uromacer catesbyi), la cual aparentemente era una presa pretendida por el pájaro, en el Parque Nacional del Este, República Dominicana. 


Palabras clave: Coccyzus longirostris, entrampe, serpiente verde, Arriero de la Española, Uromacer catesbyi


Résumé: Prise au piege d’un Tacco d’Hispaniola (Coccyzus longirostris) par un Serpent vert arboricole (Uromacer catesbyi)- L’enchevêtrement d’oiseaux avec des serpents est rarement observé. Un Tacco d’Hispaniola (Coccyzus longirostris) a été trouvé le 15 juillet 1998 dans le Parc National del Este, en République Dominicaine, attaché à un arbuste par un serpent vert arboricole (Uromacer catesbyi), qui était probablement sa proie.


Mots clés: Coccyzus longirostris, prise au piège, serpent vert, Tacco d’Hispaniola, Uromacer catesbyi 

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Oct 10, 2006

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2006)
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Thomas H. White, Jr., Department of Zoology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 current address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rio Grande Field Office PO Box 1600 Rio Grande, Puerto Rico 00745

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