Abstract

SANCHEZ SOTO, Saúl  and  GOMEZ MARTINEZ, Ulda Nury. First nesting record of Montezuma oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) in coconut plants (Cocosnucifera). Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2013, vol.29, n.3, pp.677-683. ISSN 2448-8445.

On March 23, 2012 four colonies of Psarocolius montezuma nesting in coconut plants (Cocos nucifera) were observed on the coast of the municipality of Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico. A total of 14 plants with nests were quantified, having an overall average of 23.5 nests per colony and 6.7 nests per plant. It is the first nesting record of P. montezuma in coconut plants in the Neotropic.