Avian predators of the Indian Chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Abstract

This paper presents the seven known records of avian predation on the Indian Chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus in India and Sri Lanka. There were four observations in which the predator was the Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela, with single predation events being made by Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis, Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda and Malabar Paid Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus.