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Résumé :
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Nesting data of the Southern Gray Shrike Lanius meridionalis in two habitats of the northern Saharan Algeria. Nesting data of this species were collected in 2009 and 2012 in two habitats (palm groves and daya). The density of breeding pairs varied between 4 pairs/167 ha and 6 pairs/10 ha in the palm groves and was of 4 pairs in daya (8ha). In palm groves, the nests are located in the canopy of young palms Phoenix dactylifera. The height of nests varied between 1.5m and 4.7m. In the daya habitat, the species nests in Zizyphus lotus bushes at 3m above ground. The nests have a conical shape on Phoenix dactylifera and a spherical shape in Zizyphus lotus. Three types of nest material were found (plant, animal and house-hold waste). First egg were laid in February. Clutch size varied between 2 and 5 eggs. The breeding success varied from 45.5% to 48.5% in palm groves and was of 66.7% in one nest of the daya habitat
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