Setophaga pitiayumi trapped in the web of Trichonephila clavipes in the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas
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accidental mortality, orb-weaver spiders, Parulid, tropical ecosystemsAbstract
We document the first known case of a Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi) becoming entangled in the web of a Golden Silk Orb-weaver (Trichonephila clavipes) the 27th of October 2023, in an urbanized sector of the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, México. This constitutes the fourth published record of a bird trapped in a spider web in Mexico and the second involving a warbler. The individual was found dead, with no evidence of predation. This observation emphasizes the importance of recognizing incidental bird–spider interactions as potentially relevant ecological events, particularly in human-modified environments.
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