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   The timing of moult in males and females of the monomorphic Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Adrian JFK Craig --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, South Africa Martine Hausberger --- UMR CNRS 6552 Ethologie animale et humaine, Université de Rennes-1, France Bo Bonnevie --- Information Technology Division, Rhodes University, South Africa Laurence Henry --- UMR CNRS 6552 Ethologie animale et humaine, Université de Rennes-1, France

   Pale-winged Starlings Onychognathus nabouroup inhabit the arid western interior of southern Africa and moult– breeding overlap may occur. We collected field data in two successive years on the moult of individual birds, whose sex was confirmed by genetic techniques. Small...

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   Host specificity of the Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus: a review

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: H Dieter Oschadleus --- , South Africa

   The Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus does not build its own nest but is an obligate user of the nests of colonial birds for roosting and breeding. The nests of various weavers and starlings have been listed, suggesting a wide range...

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