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1 December 2010 Interspecific Cavity-sharing Between a Helmeted Woodpecker (Dryocopus galeatus) and Two White-eyed Parakeets (Aratinga leucophthalma)
Kristina L. Cockle
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Abstract

Cavity-nesting birds may frequently compete for a limited supply of nest and roost cavities in trees, but interspecific sharing of these cavities has rarely been reported. The globally vulnerable Helmeted Woodpecker (Dryocopus galeatus), a little-known Atlantic Forest endemic, is believed to be threatened by nest-site competition; however, little is known about its ecology or natural history. I report an observation of a female Helmeted Woodpecker roosting with two White-eyed Parakeets (Aratinga leucophthalma) in their non-excavated (natural) nest cavity at Cruce Caballero Provincial Park, Argentina, and discuss possible implications for ecology and conservation of this rare woodpecker.

Kristina L. Cockle "Interspecific Cavity-sharing Between a Helmeted Woodpecker (Dryocopus galeatus) and Two White-eyed Parakeets (Aratinga leucophthalma)," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122(4), 803-806, (1 December 2010). https://doi.org/10.1676/10-015.1
Received: 22 January 2010; Accepted: 1 April 2010; Published: 1 December 2010
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