Assessment of larvae availability on Magellanic woodpecker foraging behavior

SUMMARY: The largest South American woodpecker, the Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus), as well as its habitat, Nothofagus spp. old-growth forests, are declining throughout their range. We mapped beetle larvae in two lenga (N. pumilio) trees on Navarino Island, Chile, to better underst...

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Autores principales: Wynia,Amy L, Jiménez,Jaime E
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Publicado: Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales 2019
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spelling oai:scielo:S0717-920020190001000812019-05-09Assessment of larvae availability on Magellanic woodpecker foraging behaviorWynia,Amy LJiménez,Jaime E Cerambycidae large woodpeckers Lucanidae Nothofagus forests southern Chile SUMMARY: The largest South American woodpecker, the Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus), as well as its habitat, Nothofagus spp. old-growth forests, are declining throughout their range. We mapped beetle larvae in two lenga (N. pumilio) trees on Navarino Island, Chile, to better understand prey availability and infer what factors might affect woodpecker foraging behavior. We further compared larvae locations with woodpecker foraging holes to infer prey accessibility. We extracted 35 total larvae from Cerambycidae and Lucanidae families and identified one Cerambycidae (Microplophorus magellanicus) and one Lucanidae (Erichius femoralis). Maximum woodpecker excavation depths were 71-90 mm; most larval gallery depths were 51-70 mm. Further research should examine tree characteristics associated with accessible larval prey to enable decision makers to make informed decisions for Magellanic woodpeckers’ management and conservation.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias ForestalesBosque (Valdivia) v.40 n.1 20192019-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-92002019000100081en10.4067/S0717-92002019000100081
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic Cerambycidae
large woodpeckers
Lucanidae
Nothofagus forests
southern Chile
spellingShingle Cerambycidae
large woodpeckers
Lucanidae
Nothofagus forests
southern Chile
Wynia,Amy L
Jiménez,Jaime E
Assessment of larvae availability on Magellanic woodpecker foraging behavior
description SUMMARY: The largest South American woodpecker, the Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus), as well as its habitat, Nothofagus spp. old-growth forests, are declining throughout their range. We mapped beetle larvae in two lenga (N. pumilio) trees on Navarino Island, Chile, to better understand prey availability and infer what factors might affect woodpecker foraging behavior. We further compared larvae locations with woodpecker foraging holes to infer prey accessibility. We extracted 35 total larvae from Cerambycidae and Lucanidae families and identified one Cerambycidae (Microplophorus magellanicus) and one Lucanidae (Erichius femoralis). Maximum woodpecker excavation depths were 71-90 mm; most larval gallery depths were 51-70 mm. Further research should examine tree characteristics associated with accessible larval prey to enable decision makers to make informed decisions for Magellanic woodpeckers’ management and conservation.
author Wynia,Amy L
Jiménez,Jaime E
author_facet Wynia,Amy L
Jiménez,Jaime E
author_sort Wynia,Amy L
title Assessment of larvae availability on Magellanic woodpecker foraging behavior
title_short Assessment of larvae availability on Magellanic woodpecker foraging behavior
title_full Assessment of larvae availability on Magellanic woodpecker foraging behavior
title_fullStr Assessment of larvae availability on Magellanic woodpecker foraging behavior
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of larvae availability on Magellanic woodpecker foraging behavior
title_sort assessment of larvae availability on magellanic woodpecker foraging behavior
publisher Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales
publishDate 2019
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-92002019000100081
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