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Titre :	A single female Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major rears two young on its own
Auteurs :	Rolf Wirthmueller, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Vogelwelt (Die) (125(2) 2004)
Article en page(s) :	109-111
Résumé :	In the district of Aachen (W Germany) during the breeding season 2004, the nest of a Great Spotted Woodpecker was observed from which the male was lost near the end of the incubation period. Thereafter the female continued to brood alone, taking over all duties including nocturnal brooding. After an extended nestling period of at least 26 days the female successfully fledged two nestlings. In contrast to current thinking, this observation indicates that female woodpeckers are fully capable of nocturnal brooding. Following the incubation period they can raise a brood without the contribution of the male.

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