Dieta y gastrolitos en atajacaminos y añaperos (Caprimulgidae) del Nordeste Argentino
; Bodrati, Alejandro ; Cockle, Kristina Louise 
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10/2025
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Neotropical Ornithological Society
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Ornitología Neotropical
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Para identificar recursos usados por los atajacaminos y añaperos (Caprimulgidae) es importante entender su dieta, que es poco conocida para especies del Neotrópico. En base a contenido estomacal de 19 individuos atropellados y fotografías de insectos hallados oportunistamente en las bocas de 13 individuos capturados, aportamos información sobre la dieta de 6 especies de Caprimulgidae en la Reserva Natural Rincón de Santa María, Corrientes, Argentina. Identificamos 424 insectos, incluyendo 7 órdenes, al menos 23 familias y 34 géneros en muestras de estómagos y bocas. Los órdenes más representados fueron Coleóptera (presas en estómagos: 88%; presas en bocas: 30%) y Lepidóptera (estómagos: 8%, bocas: 67%). El 85% de los coleópteros fueron de la familia Scarabaeidae (presentes en las seis especies de caprimúlgidos estudiados) y el 89% de los lepidópteros fueron de la familia Noctuidae (presentes en cinco de las especies de caprimúlgidos). Encontramos evidencia de ingesta de piedritas (gastrolitos) en 16% de los estómagos y en tres especies. Nuestros resultados resaltan la importancia de Scarabaeidae y Noctuidae en la dieta de atajacaminos en un sitio subtropical de alta diversidad de atajacaminos e insectos. Las diferencias que observamos entre estómagos y bocas refuerzan que los contenidos estomacales ubmuestrean presas blandas como lepidópteros, pero son útiles para determinar familias y géneros de coleópteros y fundamentales para detectar gastrolitos.
To identify resources used by nightjars and nighthawks (Caprimulgidae) it is important to understand their diet, which is poorly known for Neotropical species. Based on the stomach contents of 19 road-killed individuals and photographs of insects opportunistically found in the mouths of 13 captured individuals, we provide information on the diet of 6 species of Caprimulgidae at Reserva Natural Rincón de Santa María, Corrientes, Argentina. We identified 424 insects, including 7 orders, at least 23 families, and 34 genera in stomach and mouth samples. The most represented orders were Coleoptera (prey in stomachs: 88%; prey in mouths: 30%) and Lepidoptera (stomachs: 8%, mouths: 67%). Eighty five percent of Coleoptera were from the Scarabaeidae family (present in all six species of caprimulgids studied) and 89% of the Lepidoptera were from the Noctuidae family (present in five of the caprimulgid species). We found evidence of grit (gastroliths) ingestion in 16% of the stomachs and in three species. Our results highlight the importance of Scarabaeidae and Noctuidae in the diet of nightjars at a subtropical site with a high diversity of nightjars and insects. The differences we observed between stomachs and mouths reinforce the idea that stomach contents under-sample soft prey such as Lepidoptera, but they are useful for determining families and genera of Coleoptera and key for detecting ingestion of grit.
To identify resources used by nightjars and nighthawks (Caprimulgidae) it is important to understand their diet, which is poorly known for Neotropical species. Based on the stomach contents of 19 road-killed individuals and photographs of insects opportunistically found in the mouths of 13 captured individuals, we provide information on the diet of 6 species of Caprimulgidae at Reserva Natural Rincón de Santa María, Corrientes, Argentina. We identified 424 insects, including 7 orders, at least 23 families, and 34 genera in stomach and mouth samples. The most represented orders were Coleoptera (prey in stomachs: 88%; prey in mouths: 30%) and Lepidoptera (stomachs: 8%, mouths: 67%). Eighty five percent of Coleoptera were from the Scarabaeidae family (present in all six species of caprimulgids studied) and 89% of the Lepidoptera were from the Noctuidae family (present in five of the caprimulgid species). We found evidence of grit (gastroliths) ingestion in 16% of the stomachs and in three species. Our results highlight the importance of Scarabaeidae and Noctuidae in the diet of nightjars at a subtropical site with a high diversity of nightjars and insects. The differences we observed between stomachs and mouths reinforce the idea that stomach contents under-sample soft prey such as Lepidoptera, but they are useful for determining families and genera of Coleoptera and key for detecting ingestion of grit.
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