Frugivory by birds in Siphoneugena widgreniana O. Berg (Myrtaceae) in the Chapada dos Perdizes, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Abstract
Seed dispersal by birds is one of the main reproductive strategies of trees in tropical forests and considering birds-plants interactions may allow better conservation planning. As information about frugivory in the globally threatened Siphoneugena widgreniana O. Berg (Myrtaceae) is almost inexis-tent, we provide a list of birds that consumed fruits of S. widgreniana and may act as seed dispersers. For this, the fruit consumption of three individuals of S. widgreniana by birds was registered. These observa-tions were realized in Chapada das Perdizes, located between the municipalities of Carrancas and Mindu-ri, southern Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. Fifteen species of birds were registered and may play a role in seed dispersal were considered potential dis-persers of the studied plant , highlighting the Tangara genus of the Thraupidae family.
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