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Territory size and habitat selection of Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting Emberiza tahapisi in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: FidelisA Atuo --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria ShiiwuaA Manu --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, NigeriaMost of our understanding of territorial behaviour in birds comes from studies of temperate species. Territoriality and factors influencing territory size of tropical birds are still poorly studied. In this study, 11 territories of the Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting Emberiza tahapisi... -
The importance of anthropogenic effects in habitat use and territory size of Northern Anteater-chats Myrmecocichla aethiops near Amurum Forest Reserve, Jos-Plateau, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Biplang G Yadok --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Yahkat Barshep --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Will Cresswell --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, NigeriaOccurrence of animals in an area and the size of territories they occupy is a function of resource availability and the environmental conditions in that area. Territory location in birds is often determined by availability of nesting habitat and we... -
Territoriality and breeding success in Gurney’s sugarbird, Promerops gurneyi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: K.M. Calf --- Department of Zoology, South Africa C.T Downs --- School of Botany and Zoology, South Africa M.I. Cherry --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaTerritory size and quality were determined for Gurney’s sugarbirds in Qwaqwa National Park, northeastern Free State, South Africa. Changes in territory size of Gurney’s sugarbirds during the six-month season reflect increases in numbers of territorial birds and inflorescences at mid... -
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 AfricaMixed-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... -
Observations on the breeding biology of D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Henrik Brumm --- Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany Poyo Makomba --- , Tanzania Wolfgang Goymann --- , TanzaniaBreeding behaviour is a key process for avian fitness and evolution, but the basic natural histories of many species are unknown. We studied the breeding biology of D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii (family Lybiidae) on the Usangu Plains in southwestern Tanzania...