
Oito cutias foram mantidas em umrecinto de 10 por 12 m, na chácara Santo Antônio,Campinas, SP. No mesmo recinto eram mantidasgalinhas adultas e cinco pintinhos devar. domestica . Foi observada a predação de Gallus gallusoito galinhas adultas (Gallus gallus var. domestica )e uma galinha-d’angola Numida meleagris por elas.Filhotes de também foram utilizados compropósitos experimentais, e foram predados.As cutiasforam observadas se alimentando de ovos de galinhase de gansos (Anser anser var. domestica). Podemosconcluir que cutias podem exercer uma importantepressão de predação em aves que aninham no solo.Este fator precisa ser considerado durante oplanejamento de reintrodução desses animais,visando regeneração de florestas, não se podendolevar em conta apenas seu papel na dispersão desementes, como também seus hábitos predatórios.Eight agoutis were kept in a 10 by 12 menclosure, in Santo Antônio ranch, Campinas, SP.In the same enclosure adult domestic fowl and fivechicks of Gallus gallus var. domestica were kept.Predation of eight adult chickens and one Numida meleagriswere observed. Chicks were also usedfor experimental purposes and were predated.I observed agoutis eating chicken and goose eggs.It can be concluded that agoutis exert a heavypredation pressure on ground nesting birds, factor to beconsidered when planning repopulation envisagingforest regeneration. Agouti seed dispersal shouldbe considered, as their predatory habits.
agoutis., captivity, egg predation, Forestry, SD1-669.5, cutias, predação de aves, nestling predation, predação de ovos, emcativeiro
agoutis., captivity, egg predation, Forestry, SD1-669.5, cutias, predação de aves, nestling predation, predação de ovos, emcativeiro
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