...Because their beaks are small, they often use tree cavities or old woodpecker nests for their nests, but they also dig holes for themselves in rotting wood or tree nests of wasps or termites. When the bee-eater Trogon violaceus , found in Central and South America, nests in beehives, it attacks the nest early in the morning when the bees are least active, and eats all the bees. It then begins digging a hole with its beak, but as it builds the nest, it also feeds on the larvae and pupae inside. ... *Some of the terms mentioned in "Trogon violaceus" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…くちばしが小さいので,巣は樹洞やキツツキの古巣を利用することが多いが,朽木や樹上のハチやシロアリの巣に自分で穴をうがってつくることもある。中央・南アメリカに分布するハチクイキヌバネドリTrogon violaceusがハチの巣に営巣する場合は,早朝ハチの活動がにぶいときに巣をおそってハチを全部とって食べてしまう。それからくちばしで穴を掘り始めるが,巣をつくりながら内部の幼虫やさなぎも餌とする。… ※「Trogon violaceus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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