Stomach content of an individual of Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris (Aves: Accipitridae) from the urban area of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Abstract
The Roadside Hawk has a wide geographical distribution and inhabits the edges of forests, open areas and urban environments. Is the most com-mon hawk in Brazilian cities. We analyzed the stomach contents of a Roadside Hawk individual found dead by firearm injuries in the in a neighborhood of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. We found in the crop and in the individual’s stomach 91 fragments of insects belonging to the Orders Hemiptera, Orthoptera, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera. The fragments of Hemiptera, Orthoptera and Coleoptera were the most representa-tive in the stomach content. There was a predominan-ce of insect fragments and the absence of traces of small vertebrates. Additional research on the diet of this species is necessary to better understand the prey consumption by this prey abundant in forest edges, open and urban areas.
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