Diets of puffbirds and mortality sources of adult hummingbirds are poorly known. I observed a White-necked Puffbird (Malacoptila macrorhynchus) attack and capture a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) in the Republic of Panama. This is the first report of birds as prey of puffbirds and identifies another source of natural mortality for hummingbirds.
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1 December 2003
White-necked Puffbird Captures Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
W. Douglas Robinson
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