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

Kathryn N. Smith; James W. Cain; Michael L. Morrison; R. Neal Wilkins

doi:10.1674/0003-0031-167.1.210

We can help you reset your password using the email address linked to your BioOne Complete account.

Registered users receive a variety of benefits including the ability to customize email alerts, create favorite journals list, and save searches. Please note that a BioOne web account does not automatically grant access to full-text content. An institutional or society member subscription is required to view non-Open Access content. Contact helpdesk@bioone.org with any questions.

All Fields are Required

First Name

Last/Family Name

Password

Password Requirements: Minimum 8 characters, must include as least one uppercase, one lowercase letter, and one number or permitted symbol Valid Symbols for password:
~ Tilde
! Exclamation Mark
@ At sign
$ Dollar sign
^ Caret
( Opening Parenthesis
) Closing Parenthesis
_ Underscore
. Period

Confirm Password

Web Account created successfully

Kathryn N. Smith,^* James W. Cain,^** Michael L. Morrison, R. Neal Wilkins

^*Corresponding author: Telephone: (501)339-3233; e-mail: KathrynS84@neo.tamu.edu
^**Present address: U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University Box 30003, MSC 4901, Las Cruces 88003

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.

Citation Download Citation

Kathryn N. Smith, James W. Cain, Michael L. Morrison, and R. Neal Wilkins "A Novel Songbird Nest Predator: The Greater Arid-Land Katydid," The American Midland Naturalist 167(1), 210-212, (1 January 2012). https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-167.1.210

Received: 1 February 2011; Accepted: 1 July 2011; Published: 1 January 2012