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Titre :	Breeding biology of Frances's Sparrowhawk Accipiter francesii in a lowland rainforest of northeastern Madagascar
Auteurs :	R. D. Lily-Arison, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ostrich (71(1-2) MAR 2000)
Article en page(s) :	332-335
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Frances's Sparrowhawks Accipiter francesii were studied during the breeding seasons 1994 and 1995 on Masoala Peninsula of northeastern Madagascar. Breeding coincides with the dry season, nest building in October, egg laying in November, hatching in December and fledging in January (beginning of the wet season). All but one of 10 pairs built new nests in 1995 and the mean distance of nest site from 1994 and 1995 nests was 105+/-100 m (n = 6, ranging from 0 to 250 m). Nests in primary forest were incubated for 79% of the observation time by females, 3% by males and eggs were unattended for 18% of the observation time. On a numerical basis the diet was composed of lizards (56%) and birds (23%), making up more than 79% of the identified prey items. A total of 33 eggs was laid in 13 nests (average clutch size 2.5). In 13 breeding attempts

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