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  1. Diet and time-activity budget of White-backed Mousebirds <em>Colius colius</em> in south-western South Africa

    Diet and time-activity budget of White-backed Mousebirds Colius colius in south-western South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Carlos Bosque --- Departamento de Biología de Organismos, Venezuela Carlos D Bosque --- Departamento de Arquitectura, Venezuela Penn Lloyd --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, Australia
    Mousebirds (Coliiformes) are unusual in having an exclusively vegetarian diet that includes substantial foliage and by using huddling and sunning to assist thermoregulation. Although previous studies have identified plant species and plant parts consumed by mousebirds, the relative importance of...
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