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Table 2 Dietary items consumed by the Military Macaw during the dry season months of March and April 2013, at two sites along the coast of Jalisco

From: Optimal diet strategy of a large-bodied psittacine: food resource abundance and nutritional content enable facultative dietary specialization by the Military Macaw

Species (family)

Plant part consumed

Number of records

Total macaws

Hura polyandra (Euphorbiaceae)

Immature seed

22

48

Brosimum alicastrum (Moraceae)

Immature and mature seed

11

26

Orbignya guacuyule (Palmae)

Mesocarp

2

3

Eugenia capuli (Myrtaceae)

Whole fruit

1

2

Anthurium halmoorei (Araceae)

Stem

1

2

Bursera simaruba (Burseraceae)

Immature seed

1

5