Breeding and Foraging Variation of the Plush-Crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

• Published in: The Wilson journal of ornithology Vol. 124; no. 1; pp. 87 - 95
• Main Authors: Uejima, Angelica Maria Kazue, Boesing, Andrea Larissa, Anjos, Luiz Dos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fort Collins The Wilson Ornithological Society 01.03.2012; Wilson Ornithological Society
• Subjects: Animal breeding; Animal nesting; Aviculture; Behavior; Bird nesting; Birds; Breeding; Breeding of animals; Environmental aspects; Food; Food availability; Foraging; Foraging behavior; Forest ecology; Forest habitats; Grasslands; Jays; MAJOR ARTICLES; Ornithology; Parks & recreation areas; Physiological aspects; Seeds; Tropical rain forests; Vegetation; Brazil; South America

We monitored six flocks and five active nests of the Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) at three sites in the Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil. The sites had different vegetation compositions and spanned different levels of anthropogenic disturbance. Home range size in fall/winter was 20–30 h...