Hi Sharina and Jon,
Further to your observations. I visited Iain Campbell when he was working
as a geologist at the QLD Weipa Bauxite mine in November 1990. During his
time off we would birdwatch the area. We noted how the Black Kites were
eating the belly area of dead cane toads which were run over by vehicles. We
killed some cane toads and put them all belly down on the road. The Black
Kites would pull them over, hold them down by the claw and eat the belly
area. We didn't observe any cane toads killed by the kites.
Gooday Sharina,
I have observed a relationship between dead cane toads beneath the nests of
Brahminy Kite and Black Kite Milvus migrans. All Cane Toads had the soft
belly area eaten away while the poison glands on the hind neck were intact.
I call it a relationship as I have not actually observed these species
actually eating a Cane Toad but the evidence seems to point in that
direction.
I have also heard reports of Torresian Crow feeding on Cane Toads.
Trust this will assist.
Jon Wren
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