Order: passeriformesFamily: Icteridae
Psarocolius montezuma
Oropéndola de Montezuma
Distribution map
Estuve observando un buen tiempo a estos bichitos y me percate que en el pico trasladaban los frutos de una palmera para alimentarse, pero lo interesante fue que muchas de las semillas terminaban en el suelo a buena distancia de la planta fuente , estime hasta en 100 metros las semillas que estos bichos soltaron a tierra, esta puede ser una función importante en los ecosistemas, sobre todo para ayudar en la restauración de cosistemas degradados, dado que esta especie utiliza muy bien los paisajes perturbados, por donde va dispersando las semillas de los frutos que le sirven de alimento. Bueno espero tus comentarios al respecto; a mi me parece interesante la función de dispersor de semillas que desempeña esta especie .....
I saw a flock of this species, they were eating and dispersing seeds of a palm. I found seeds as to 100 meters away from the tree source that went transported for these birds, although their diet is varied seems to have preference for fruits, the dispersing function could be an important one for restoration of degraded ecosystems, beacuse this species use disturbed landscapes very well. I hope your comments about the potential function from this bird in the ecosystems......., specially in degraded ecosystems..
I saw a flock of this species, they were eating and dispersing seeds of a palm. I found seeds as to 100 meters away from the tree source that went transported for these birds, although their diet is varied seems to have preference for fruits, the dispersing function could be an important one for restoration of degraded ecosystems, beacuse this species use disturbed landscapes very well. I hope your comments about the potential function from this bird in the ecosystems......., specially in degraded ecosystems..
