Mexican jays (Aphelocoma wollweberi) prey on bats in Arizona

Kelsey B. McCune

doi:10.1894/0038-4909-61.2.146

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Kelsey B. McCune¹

¹Department of Psychology Box #351525, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

Abstract

During May of 2015, I observed two separate instances of Mexican jays (Aphelocoma wollweberi) preying on small brown bats in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. On one occasion I observed a jay carrying, and then eating, a bat in a tree, whereas for the second record I observed a jay strike a bat out of the air as it was flying low to the ground. This is the first published record of Mexican jays preying on or interacting with bats.

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Kelsey B. McCune "Mexican jays (Aphelocoma wollweberi) prey on bats in Arizona," The Southwestern Naturalist 61(2), 146-148, (1 June 2016). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-61.2.146

Received: 2 December 2015; Published: 1 June 2016

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