| Titre : | Ostrich 85(2) - OCT 2014 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
Dépouillements
Article
Adrian J. F. K. Craig, Auteur ;
Bo T. Bonnevie, Auteur ;
Patrick E. Hulley, Auteur ;
George D. Underhill, Auteur
Based on large samples of birds mist-netted in the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape, moult of the primary remiges in both Speckled Mousebirds Colius striatus and Red-faced Mousebirds Urocolius indicus occurred throughout the year with no region[...]
Article
Salim Javed, Auteur ;
Shahid Khan, Auteur ;
Junid Nazeer, Auteur ;
Shakeel Ahmed, Auteur ;
Abdullah Al Hammadi, Auteur ;
Eissa Al Hammadi, Auteur
Following recovery and successful rehabilitation, a young Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis was tagged with a 45 g GPS satellite transmitter to track its migration and identify potential wintering and summering areas of the species passing through [...]
Article
Linda Cheriak, Auteur ;
Christophe Barbraud, Auteur ;
Salaheddine Doumandji, Auteur ;
Slim Bouguessa, Auteur
The diet of the White Stork Ciconia ciconia was studied at El Merdja, Algeria, from 1997 to 1999 and in 2007 by analysing 240 regurgitated pellets. A total of 12 234 prey types were identified and classified into six categories. Insects dominate[...]
Article
Bo T. Bonnevie, Auteur
Ringing data from the South African bird ringing unit, SAFRING, were analysed to explore variations and trends in population parameters of the Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus in southern Africa. Adult and juvenile body mass increased south[...]
Article
Campbell Murn, Auteur ;
Graham J. Holloway, Auteur
Information on the breeding biology of the White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis is limited and published data are few. Within the Kruger National Park in north-east South Africa there is a regionally important population of about 60 Whit[...]
Article
Status and diurnal activity budget of non-breeding White-headed Ducks Oxyura leucocephala in Algeria
Nedjwa Meziane, Auteur ;
Farrah Samraoui, Auteur ;
Boudjema Samraoui, Auteur
In Algeria, the Globally Endangered White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala is resident throughout the year in the coastal wetlands of north-east Algeria and the Hauts Plateaux, where it occupies habitats that range from freshwater ponds and brack[...]
Article
Matthew Hiron, Auteur ;
Diana Rubene, Auteur ;
Collins K. Mweresa, Auteur ;
Yvonne Uo Ajamma, Auteur ;
Eunice A. Owino, Auteur ;
Matthew Low, Auteur
Cereal crop damage from granivorous birds poses a serious food security problem for subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, farmers may rely on human 'bird scarers' to limit crop damage. Here we report feeding behaviour and cr[...]
Article
Robert J. M. Crawford, Auteur ;
Azwianewi B. Makhado, Auteur ;
Lauren J. Waller, Auteur ;
Philip A. Whittington, Auteur
There were recent changes in the distributions of the main prey of four seabirds off South Africa, with sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus shifting from South Africa's north-west coast towards the south-east. This contrib[...]
Article
Biplang G. Yadok, Auteur ;
Yahkat Barshep, Auteur ;
Will Cresswell, Auteur
Occurrence of animals in an area and the size of territories they occupy is a function of resource availability and the environmental conditions in that area. Territory location in birds is often determined by availability of nesting habitat and[...]
Article
Volen Arkumarev, Auteur ;
Vladimir Dobrev, Auteur ;
Yilma D. Abebe, Auteur ;
Georgi Popgeorgiev, Auteur ;
Stoyan C. Nikolov, Auteur
The Endangered Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus congregates in communal roosts in the wintering areas and where food availability is high, where even a single threat might lead to substantial population declines. Thus, more research on the[...]
Article
Eric M. Temba, Auteur ;
Mar Cabeza, Auteur ;
Aristide Andrianarimisa, Auteur
The Spectacled Tetraka Xanthomixis zosterops is a sexually monomorphic species in a family (Bernieridae) endemic to Madagascar and is found in various humid forest types. It is categorised as Least Concern by the IUCN. Despite its commonness, th[...]
