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  1. Morphological characteristics of Cape sugarbirds (<em>Promerops cafer</em>) from Helderberg Nature Reserve

    Morphological characteristics of Cape sugarbirds (Promerops cafer) from Helderberg Nature Reserve

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: K. M. C. Tjørve --- Zoology Department, South Africa G. Scholtz --- , South Africa
    Cape sugarbirds (Promerops cafer) are the largest nectarivores in the Western Cape and feed almost exclusively on protea nectar and associated arthropods. Helderberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, has a large diversity of Protea and supports breeding sugarbirds. As...
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  2. Effects of temporal factors, nesting microhabitat and nest position on the survival of passerine nests in a Tunisian oasis habitat<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN0000"/>

    Effects of temporal factors, nesting microhabitat and nest position on the survival of passerine nests in a Tunisian oasis habitat

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jihen Boukhriss --- Unité de recherche «Ecologie de la faune terrestre» (UR17ES44), Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Tunisia Slaheddine Selmi --- Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Tunisia
    Identifying the ecological factors shaping bird nest survival is essential for understanding bird population dynamics, as well as for conservation purposes. Using data obtained by monitoring natural bird nests in one oasis in south-eastern Tunisia, we fitted logistic exposure models...
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  3. Mixed-species flocks of insectivorous birds (‘bird parties’) in Afrotropical forests and woodlands: a review

    Mixed-species flocks of insectivorous birds (‘bird parties’) in Afrotropical forests and woodlands: a review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Adrian JFK Craig --- , South Africa
    Mixed-species flocks of foraging insectivorous birds are found worldwide and have been best studied in the Neotropical region. A survey of the published literature reveals that mixed-species flocks (often termed ‘bird parties’) comprised of 2–30 species and sometimes >70 individual...
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  4. The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches <em>Amadina erythrocephala</em>

    The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches Amadina erythrocephala

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: T Scott --- University of Cape Town, South Africa JMH Raijmakers --- , South Africa LG Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Little is known about the biology of the Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala. This study investigates its primary moult, the first aspect of its life history to be looked at in depth. Additionally, we used a modified Cook’s distance algorithm to...
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