A Communal Roost of the Indian Myna

1948 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-317
Author(s):  
K. A. Hindwood
Keyword(s):  
Communal Roost ◽  
Indian Myna

Microclimate in communal roost sites of starlingsSturnus vulgaris

1996 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Clergeau ◽  
Emmanuel Simonnet
Keyword(s):  
Communal Roost

Indian Myna in Queensland

1951 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-286
Author(s):  
A. H. Chisholm
Keyword(s):  
Indian Myna

Relative abundance, diet and roost selection of the tube-nosed insect bat, Murina florium, on the Atherton Tablelands, Australia

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Schulz ◽  
David Hannah
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Dead Leaf ◽  
Faecal Pellets ◽  
Faecal Analysis ◽  
Communal Roost ◽  
Roost Selection ◽  
Middle Range ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Incidental Exposure ◽  
Selection Of

The relative abundance, diet and roost selection of the tube-nosed insect bat, Murina florium (Vespertilionidae), was investigated at Mt Baldy and Ravenshoe State Forests in north-eastern Queensland. In all, 34 M. florium were captured in 263 trap-nights; this was in the middle range of microchiropteran bat species captured. Faecal analysis indicated that the major prey items of M. floriumwere Coleoptera and Araneida. The presence of the latter prey item in faecal pellets suggests that the species is a partial gleaner. Low levels of predominantly myrtaceous pollen collected from head and throat fur indicated only incidental exposure. M. florium used a variety of external roosts in rainforest, with the only communal roost being located in a fallen Archontophoenix leaf suspended from a liana. Other roosts occupied by single M. florium were nests (n = 7) of yellow-throated scrubwrens, Sericornis citreogularis, and fernwrens, Oreoscopus gutturalis, and vertically suspended dead leaf clusters (n = 3). All roosts were located in the rainforest understorey at a mean height of 4.2 m, positioned from close to watercourses up to ridgelines. Bird nests utilised had been modified; the possibility of tent-making behaviour in this species is discussed.

Social structuring at a communal roost of Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Ibis ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 398-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. STILL ◽  
P. MONAGHAN ◽  
E. BIGNAL
Keyword(s):  
Communal Roost ◽  
Social Structuring

scholarly journals Conservation status and vocal and morphological description of the Grand Comoro Scops Owl Otus pauliani Benson 1960

1991 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Herremans ◽  
M. Louette ◽  
J. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Forest Loss ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Acridotheres Tristis ◽  
Indian Myna

SummaryThe Grand Comoro Scops Owl Otus pauliani, confined to forest on Mount Karthala on Grand Comoro, Indian Ocean, is a distinct species based on the evidence of its plumage and voice. In November 1989 studies of territorial calling birds at night revealed its presence between 1,000 and 1,900 m on the north, west and south flanks of the volcano, on which there exists some 10,000 ha of suitable habitat. As territory sizes may be only 5 ha, the population could well be over 1,000 pairs but, although this is encouraging, there remains a long-term threat from forest loss through habitat fragmentation (fires, logging) and the spread of the Indian Myna Acridotheres tristis.

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