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Territorial behavior including alarm and warning calls to protect midden from squirrels and other mammals, with territories ranging from 0.5 to 1 hectares defended through vocalizations and chasing
Blood parasites including Haematazoa subclass with four main genera: Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus, Plasmodium, and Trypanosoma, vectored by dipterans