Rainforest Birds and Mammals Birds and Bats of the Bolla Brenda Melton Assistant Curator, Steinhart...
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Rainforest Birds and MammalsBirds and Bats of the Bolla
Brenda MeltonAssistant Curator, Steinhart Aquarium
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Birds
• Inhabit the rainforests of Central and/or South America
• 100,000 gallon pool with aggressive, carnivorous fish
• Butterflies and collection ants
• Public immersed in exhibit and birds’ territories
• Avian interspecies and con-specific aggression
• Immature plantings
Collection parameters
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Avian Families of the Bolla
Columbidae - Doves• More terrestrial than
other birds in the Bolla• Our doves are primarily
seed eaters• Monogamous
Blue-Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
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Columbidae• Produce “crop milk” to feed their young• Lifespan in captivity in the early teens
Inca Dove Columbina inca
Avian Families of the Bolla
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Thraupidae - Tanagers and their Allies
Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo
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Thraupidae
Turquoise Tanager Tangara mexicana
Paradise Tanager Tangara chilenis
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Thraupidae
Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum
Opal-rumped Tanager Tangara velia
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Thraupidae
Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
Purple Honeycreeper Cyanerpes caeruleus
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Thraupidae
Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana
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Thraupidae
Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis
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Fringillidae - Finches• Subfamily Euphoniinae
Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea
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Avian Families of the Bolla
Emberizidae - Sparrows
Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
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Coerebidae - Bananaquits• Nectar feeder• Pierces flower from side
to consume pollen• Does not hover
Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
Avian Families
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Avian Families of the Bolla
Pipridae - Manakins
• Small forest dwelling birds
• Primarily frugivores, some insects
• Many species lek
Golden-headed Manakin Pipra erythrocephala
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Psittacidae - Parrots
Military Macaw Ara militaris
White-crowned Pionus Parrot Pionus senelis
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Bats
• Family Pteropodidae - flying fox and Old World fruit bats• 166 living species
• Inhabit the rainforests of Southeast Asia
• IUCN Species of Least Concern
• Main threat: deforestation
• Our group is 15 females
Lesser Dog-Faced Fruit Bat, Cynopterus brachyotis
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Lesser Dog-Faced Fruit Bat
• Nocturnal
• Excellent eyesight and sense of smell
• Do not echolocate
• Frugivorous
• Feed primarily on mangoes; will eat any aromatic fruit. Thought to expel the pulp of fruit.
• Seed dispersers and pollinators
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Lesser Dog-Faced Fruit Bat
• Phytophilic• Make foliage “tents” for
roosting
• Life span is 20 - 30 years
• 12 -18 inch wingspan, 30 -100grams
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Rainforest Birds and Mammals
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