| Titre : | Ostrich 88(3) - 2017 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Diet and time-activity budget of White-backed Mousebirds Colius colius in south-western South Africa
Carlos Bosque, Auteur ;
Carlos D. Bosque, Auteur ;
Penn Lloyd, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Mousebirds (Coliiformes) are unusual in having an exclusively vegetarian diet that includes substantial foliage and by using huddling and sunning to assist thermoregulation. Although previous studies have identified plant species and plant parts[...]
Article
Ryan J. Daniels, Auteur ;
Patrick E. Hulley, Auteur ;
Adrian J. F. K. Craig, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
The Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris and the Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens are common, widespread and sympatric in much of southern Africa. They are similar in plumage and ecology, which may predispose them to competition and interspecific ter[...]
Article
Erin P. Wreford, Auteur ;
Lorinda A. Hart, Auteur ;
Mark Brown, Auteur ;
Colleen T. Downs, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus breeding behaviour and nest success was determined using camera traps and field observations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Nest preparation was done predominantly by the male with incubation and broodin[...]
Article
Saâd Hanane, Auteur ;
Najib Magri, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Determination of factors affecting habitat selection is a major topic in avian ecology, with strong implications for conservation purposes. Studies dealing with the impacts of ecological factors on breeding spurfowls, especially the Critically E[...]
Article
Ian G. McLean, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
The foraging behaviour of the Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava mutatrix (TFP) was studied at Morogoro, eastern Tanzania during the late winter, 2016. TFP foraged mostly in dense subcanopy or weedy vegetation. They foraged alone or in loosely[...]
Article
Johann H. van Niekerk, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Uniparental care often means that males do not contribute to the wellbeing of their offspring. For this reason, little attention has been given to avian species where the absent male contributes indirectly to the wellbeing of his chicks. This pa[...]
Article
Derek Pomeroy, Auteur ;
Micheal Kibuule, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
In recent decades, Marabou Storks Leptoptilos crumeniferus have become common in many urban centres, including Kampala, Uganda, where, as of 2016, they number several thousand birds, with more than 1 200 breeding pairs. Elsewhere in Uganda, the [...]
Article
Shane C. McPherson, Auteur ;
Mark Brown, Auteur ;
Colleen T. Downs, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Although most raptor species are sexually dimorphic, many species are non-discrete in some metrics. A limited amount of existing data for southern Africa suggests that Crowned Eagles Stephanoaetus coronatus exhibit non-discrete sexual dimorphism[...]
Article
Johann H. van Niekerk, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Uniparental care often means that males do not contribute to the wellbeing of their offspring. For this reason, little attention has been given to avian species where the absent male contributes indirectly to the wellbeing of his chicks. This pa[...]
Article
Robin B. Colyn, Auteur ;
Alastair M. Campbell, Auteur ;
Hanneline A. Smit-Robinson, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Wetlands are vital habitats for a variety of organisms and ecosystem services, but the health of these valuable habitats is declining worldwide. The Rallidae species that rely on these habitats are typically elusive, cryptic and difficult to mon[...]
Article
Moses Chibesa, Auteur ;
Barry Taylor, Auteur ;
Tharmalingam Ramesh, Auteur ;
Colleen T. Downs, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Despite the negative impacts of urbanisation, some species adapt to pressures of habitat loss and fragmentation. Trumpeter Hornbills Bycanistes bucinator are a large avian forest frugivore that uses urban environments in South Africa. Consequent[...]
Article
Shane C. McPherson, Auteur ;
Mark Brown, Auteur ;
Colleen T. Downs, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Article
Kerri Wolter, Auteur ;
Walter Neser, Auteur ;
Margaret T. Hirschauer, Auteur ;
Alvaro Camina, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Article
Yvonne Lawrie, Auteur ;
Robert Swann, Auteur ;
Peter Stronach, Auteur ;
Yoav Perlman, Auteur ;
J. Martin Collinson, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (88(3) 2017)
Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius is an apparently sedentary sub-Saharan species with a breeding range extending from Senegal and Mauritania to Sudan. Although genetic studies of nightjars and related Caprimulgiformes have been published previ[...]
