These observations provided also an estimate of the time individuals spent perching, foraging and chasing intruders.
The species are ordered by decreasing average perching height.
It is territorial and known for its constant calls while perching, which help territory owners defend their ground against conspecifics and other hummingbird species.
Do perching structures elevate seed rain and seedling establishment in abandoned tropical pasture?
These data suggest that enhanced seed rain by attraction of perching animals, demonstrated in a companion study, influenced regeneration patterns.
The estimated proportion of time spent foraging, perching, calling and chasing was 31.7%, 51.7%, 14.2% and 2.5% respectively.
Do bird perching structures elevate seed rain and seedling establishment in abandoned tropical pasture?
Traps were protected from perching birds by inserting nails around the frame.
