Unusual feeding behaviors in five species of Barbadian birds

Abstract

Field reports of new or unusual feeding behaviors may provide a valuable measure of behavioral flexibility in both birds and primates (Lefebvre et al. 1997, Reader and Laland 2002). In birds, many of these new behaviors are observed on islands and in urbanized habitats. We report here several unusual behavior patterns and food sources in five bird species of Barbados, a highly urbanized island of the West Indies.