Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) Rufous-browed Peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) photo
A bird eating a frog.
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Published in HBW Volume 15 on page 394.
Original HBW caption:
Like a true shrike (Laniidae) the Rufous-browed Peppershrike is capable of dealing with large arthropods or even, as here, frogs; it has also been observed killing lizards. However, a study of the stomach contents of this and other Neotropical passerines, compiled from various sources, indicates that consumption of vertebrates is relatively rare: of 131 vireonid stomachs, only two contained vertebrate remains. Vireonids use their feet to hold down large prey while dismembering it with the bill.


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