Consumption of Didymopanax pachycarpum unripe fruits by birds in southeastem Brazil

Abstract

For two months, the fruit production of Didymopanax pachycarpum trees was studied in a remanescent woodlot of subtropical and mesophytic secondary forest at Sáo Paulo State, Brazil. Ten species of birds were observed feeding on the unripe fruits. It is suggested that the potential seed dispersers could act as seed predators of these tree species under food scarcity conditions.