Birds in Mixed Flocks Divvy Up Hunting Strategies (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Birds in Mixed Flocks Divvy Up Hunting Strategies

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Species that pick insects off live leaves and nab them in the air - the most common foraging techniques - are relatively abundant in Florida;s mixed flocks. One example is the blue-gray gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea.

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Mitchell Walters

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