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An Intraspecific Killing in Adult Pacific Reef Egrets (Egretta sacra)

Christa Beckmann

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Abstract

Intraspecific killing without cannibalism is rare in birds. I report an observation of an adult Pacific Reef Egret (Egretta sacra) killing an adult conspecific at One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The motivation and context for the killing were not apparent. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first report of intraspecific killing in Pacific Reef Egrets.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)422-424
JournalWilson Journal of Ornithology
Volume120
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Behavioural Ecology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Vertebrate Biology

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