Primer registro de daño a cultivo de frutales por el estornino pinto (Sturnus vulgaris) (Passeriformes: Sturnidae) en Argentina

“First record of damage to a fruit crop by the European starling ( Sturnus vulgaris ) [Passeriformes: Sturnidae] in Argentina”. The European starling ( Sturnus vulgaris ) is an exotic invasive bird that was first record in Argentina in 1987 and nowadays it is expand- ing in the country. In November 2014 we observed pairs and small flocks of starlings eating blueberries for first time in a field placed in the locality of City Bell (La Plata, Buenos Aires province). In December of this year a flock between 80 and 100 starlings consumed the 75% of the last stage of blueberries production. It is the first record of damage to a fruit crop by the starling in Argentina.

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Main Authors: Ibañez, Lucía M., Andreucci, Fabricio, Montalti, Diego
Format: Digital revista
Language:spa
Published: Fundación Miguel Lillo 2016
Online Access:http://www.lillo.org.ar/journals/index.php/acta-zoologica-lilloana/article/view/96
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