Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) Science Article 1 abstract At-sea distribution of seabirds has been studied on different scales and with different focus in many parts of the world. However, factors and/or processes causing certain patterns are often not easily explained. This also holds true for fast migrating species of international conservation concern, such as the […]
Gravel pits as new wetlands for the little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Science Article 1 abstract ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSGRAVEL PITSLITTLE GREBEMACROPHYTESSOUTHWEST FRANCEABSTRACT.-In southwest France, the increasing abundance of gravel pits has allowedseveral bird species to colonize the region. These wetlands have becomesubstitutes for the natural habitats of waterbirds. Little grebes Tachybaptus ruficollishave colonized southwest France since the availability of gravel pits expandedand began to […]
Gravel pits as new wetlands for the little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Science Article 1 abstract ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSGRAVEL PITSLITTLE GREBEMACROPHYTESSOUTHWEST FRANCEABSTRACT.-In southwest France, the increasing abundance of gravel pits has allowedseveral bird species to colonize the region. These wetlands have becomesubstitutes for the natural habitats of waterbirds. Little grebes Tachybaptus ruficollishave colonized southwest France since the availability of gravel pits expandedand began to […]
Mate and nestling desertion in colonial little egrets
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Science Article 1 abstract I observed 25 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) nests during the nestling period. Eleven (44%) were deserted by the female parent, one (4%) by the male, and three (12%) by both parents. Deserters of both sexes left nests soon after single parent care became feasible ([x bar] = […]
Mate and nestling desertion in colonial little egrets
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Science Article 1 abstract I observed 25 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) nests during the nestling period. Eleven (44%) were deserted by the female parent, one (4%) by the male, and three (12%) by both parents. Deserters of both sexes left nests soon after single parent care became feasible ([x bar] = […]
Notes on the occurrence of Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in the Americas, with reference to other Palearctic vagrants
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Science Article 2 abstract The Old World species Egretta garzetta has been observed about 45 times in the Americas at widely separated locations. Numbers of sightings in the Americas are increasing annually. Individuals apparently migrate with Snowy Egrets, Egretta thula, between the Caribbean and northeastern North America. William L. Murphy, Colonial […]
Notes on the occurrence of Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) in the Americas, with reference to other Palearctic vagrants
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Science Article 2 abstract The Old World species Egretta garzetta has been observed about 45 times in the Americas at widely separated locations. Numbers of sightings in the Americas are increasing annually. Individuals apparently migrate with Snowy Egrets, Egretta thula, between the Caribbean and northeastern North America. William L. Murphy, Colonial […]
Status and conservation of the Little Curlew Numenius minutus onits over-wintering grounds in Australia
Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) Science Article 1 abstract The Little Curlew Numenius minutus, the smallest member of the genus Numenius, is strongly migratory with a restricted breeding range in eastern Siberia and wintering grounds inAustralia and elsewhere in the South Pacific region Bellio, M.G., Bayliss, P., Morton, S. and Chatto R., Waterbirds around the world […]
Status and conservation of the Little Curlew Numenius minutus onits over-wintering grounds in Australia
Little Curlew (Numenius minutus) Science Article 1 abstract The Little Curlew Numenius minutus, the smallest member of the genus Numenius, is strongly migratory with a restricted breeding range in eastern Siberia and wintering grounds inAustralia and elsewhere in the South Pacific region Bellio, M.G., Bayliss, P., Morton, S. and Chatto R., Waterbirds around the world […]
Notes on a Nest of the Guianan Chachalaca
Little Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) Science Article 1 abstract Guianan Chachalaca (Ortalis motmot) is rather common in the coastal area and the savanna region of Surinam. It is not a bird of thick forests but its favorite habitat is dense patches of jungle along the rivers and creeks and also the sandy savanna’s covered with scattered […]