**2.12** *Pulsatrix perspicillata*

*P. p. perspicillata:* One pellet from Cuyabeno, Sucumbíos province, had one lizard *Thecadactylus solimoensis* [29].

*P. p. chapmani:* Stomach contents of one museum specimen (QCAZ 4503) had two *Iguana* juveniles and a moth larva [23].

In a sample of nine pellets collected in Zapotillo, Loja province, 12 mammal preys were found, along with one frog, one reptile, and one invertebrate. The native rodent *Rhipidomys leucodactylus* was the most important prey in terms of frequency (40%) and in biomass contribution (54%) [30].

#### **Figure 2.**

Pulsatrix melanota *recently fledged juvenile and its pellet in the inset, July 2019. Photos: MC. Ríos and courtesy of Luis Gualavisí.*
