Nesting of Phylloscartes sp. (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae) associated with Polybia paulista H. von Ihering, 1896 (Hymenoptera: Polistinae) in southeastern Brazil

Abstract

In Brazil, there are records of bird species from the Tyrannidae family that nest in association with social wasps, but there is no information about this interspecific relationship for the genus Phylloscartes. Therefore, this study records the occurrence of nesting by Phylloscartes sp.(Passeriformes) near a colony of the social wasp Polybia paulista in southeastern Brazil. The supposed reasons behind this possible interaction are discussed.

Keywords

• bird
• interaction
• social wasp