Predation on the nonnative Puerto Rican crested anole (Anolis cristatellus) by the Dominican House Wren (Troglodytes aedon rufescens) on the Commonwealth of Dominica

Matthijs P. van den Burg; Jeanelle L. K. Brisbane

doi:10.1676/19-00018

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Matthijs P. van den Burg,^1,* Jeanelle L. K. Brisbane²

¹Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
²WildDominique, Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica

^*Corresponding author: thijs.burg@gmail.com

Abstract

Predation on vertebrate species by insect-eating birds is rarely recorded, with only one report for the House Wren (Troglodytes aedon). On 4 January 2019, we observed a Dominican House Wren (T. a. rufescens) consume a juvenile of the nonnative Puerto Rican crested anole (Anolis cristatellus) in Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica. This observation suggests the Dominican House Wren could additionally prey on the endemic Dominican anole (Anolis oculatus). This record aids our understanding of the ecosystem-wide impact of the A. cristatellus invasion.

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Matthijs P. van den Burg and Jeanelle L. K. Brisbane "Predation on the nonnative Puerto Rican crested anole (Anolis cristatellus) by the Dominican House Wren (Troglodytes aedon rufescens) on the Commonwealth of Dominica," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 133(1), 103-105, (19 October 2021). https://doi.org/10.1676/19-00018

Received: 23 February 2019; Accepted: 31 May 2021; Published: 19 October 2021

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