| Titre : | Ostrich 84(3) - 2013 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Yahkat Barshep, Auteur ;
Shiiwua A. Manu, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(3) 2013)
The breeding phenology and moult cycle of the vulnerable and range-restricted Bannerman's Weaver Ploceus bannermani was studied on the Obudu Plateau in the eastern region of Nigeria. The peak breeding season was between August and October; a maj[...]
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James Wakelin, Auteur ;
Amy-Leigh Wilson, Auteur ;
Colleen T. Downs, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(3) 2013)
Blue Swallows Hirundo atrocaerulea are Critically Endangered within South Africa. They nest in natural underground holes in mist-belt grasslands. Temperature dataloggers were used to record ground cavity nest (T-n) and ambient temperature (T-a) [...]
Article
Flavio Monti, Auteur ;
Houssine Nibani, Auteur ;
Jean-Marie Dominici, Auteur ;
Hamid Rguibi Idrissi, Auteur ;
Mathieu Thévenet, Auteur ;
Pierre-Christian Beaubrun, Auteur ;
Olivier Duriez, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(3) 2013)
In the Mediterranean, most areas belonging to the initial distribution range of the Osprey Pandion haliaetus have been lost and local populations have disappeared in recent decades because of persecution. Even though direct management actions ha[...]
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David C. Lahti, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(3) 2013)
Ruppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula and the Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius nest prominently in the Awash National Park, Ethiopia. In both species the sociality or degree of aggregation of their nesting is varied. Ruppell's Weaver can nest[...]
Article
Azwianewi B. Makhado, Auteur ;
Robert J. M. Crawford, Auteur ;
Lauren J. Waller, Auteur ;
Les G. Underhill, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(3) 2013)
At Dyer Island, South Africa, observations of predation of seabirds by Cape Fur Seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus were made during 2004 and 2006/07. It was estimated that seals killed about 7% of adult African Penguins Spheniscus demersus an[...]
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Derek Engelbrecht, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(3) 2013)
Cannibalism is a rare event in passerines, especially filial cannibalism. Here I report on two instances of filial cannibalism observed in the Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucotis in the Limpopo province, South Africa. In both insta[...]
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N. Adam Smith, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(3) 2013)
Avian remains from the Early Miocene (similar to 17 Ma) Moghra Formation of Egypt include new records of 'waterbirds' (storks, herons, pelicans and allies) and a ratite. Only a single avian fossil has been previously reported from Wadi Moghra an[...]
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Michael S. L. Mills, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(3) 2013)
Vocal mimicry is rarely observed among members of the Nectariniidae (sunbirds), with the only African species known to do so regularly being Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri. Here I document and describe for the first time vocal mimicry by D[...]
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Francis Gbogbo, Auteur ;
Gideon Kwarteng Acheampong, Auteur ;
John-Mark Yaw Atiemo, Auteur ;
Quist Elorm Crepindale, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(3) 2013)
The foraging and pattern of habitat use of Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis, Little Egret Egretta garzetta and Great Egret Egretta alba were studied in Sakumo II Lagoon in Ghana to determine the extent of utilisation of non-fish resources by t[...]
