Some factors affecting foraging and habitat of Ring OuzelsTurdus torquatus wintering in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco

This study aimed to shed light on the role of juniper berries as the principal foodsource for Ring Ouzels Turdus torquatus wintering in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains. Of the twojuniper species surveyed, Prickly Juniper Juniperus oxycedrus was the most widespread, butoccurred at low densities in other types of woodland.

Colin Ryall and Kevin Briggs, Bull ABC Vol 13 No 1 (2006) – 17