Nest Predators of Ground-nesting Birds in Montane Forest of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona

2010 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 614-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Kirkpatrick ◽  
Courtney J. Conway
Keyword(s):  
Montane Forest ◽  
Santa Catalina Mountains ◽  
Ground Nesting ◽  
Nest Predators

Predation Patterns on Artificial Nests of Ground Nesting Pheasants in the Montane Forest, Southwest China

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Hongliang Bu ◽  
Xiaoli Shen ◽  
Sheng Li
Keyword(s):  
Southwest China ◽  
Montane Forest ◽  
Artificial Nests ◽  
Ground Nesting

Photographic identification of ground-nest predators in Australian tropical rainforest

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 241 ◽  
Author(s):  
WF Laurance ◽  
JD Grant
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammals ◽  
Tropical Rainforest ◽  
Large Majority ◽  
Rattus Fuscipes ◽  
Frequent Visitor ◽  
Ground Nesting ◽  
Nest Predators

Automatic cameras triggered by infrared beams were used to identify animals visiting artificial groundnests in north Queensland rainforest. In 1992-93 six cameras and nests were established at four sites ranging from 340 to 840m in elevation, and a total of 279 identifiable photographs of nest visitors were recorded. White-tailed rats (Uromys caudimaculatus) comprised 74% of all photographs and were the most frequent visitor at five of six nests. Bush rats (Rattus fuscipes) were second in frequency (17%), with other small mammals (Rattus leucopus, Melomys cervinipes, Perameles nasuta), birds (Ailuroedus melanotis, Pitta versicolor) and reptiles (Varanus varius) each accounting for less than 2% of nest visits. Omnivorous rodents comprised the large majority (96%) of visits and may be significant predators on nests of some ground-nesting birds in Australian tropical rainforest.

Native marsupials as egg predators of artificial ground-nests in Australian woodland

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham R. Fulton
Keyword(s):  
Nest Predation ◽  
External Validation ◽  
Brushtail Possum ◽  
Trichosurus Vulpecula ◽  
Resident Species ◽  
Live Prey ◽  
Artificial Nests ◽  
Bettongia Penicillata ◽  
Ground Nesting ◽  
Nest Predators

Reviews of nest predation call for the identification of nest predators. The identity of nest predators is perhaps most poorly known for ground-nesting birds. Marsupials are not generally regarded as potential nest-predators of these birds, partly because the biology of rare Australian marsupials is not fully understood due to their rarity. This study identified three marsupials – boodie (Bettongia lesueur), woylie (Bettongia penicillata) and brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) – taking eggs from artificial nests modelled on that of the threatened painted button-quail (Turnix varius). Approximately one-third of the eggs were taken by the two bettongs and another third by the brushtail possum. I present dietary evidence of bettongs consuming vertebrate items including taking live prey to provide external validation for the notion that they may depredate natural nests. I suggest that more research is required on the impacts of reintroductions to avoid deleterious effects on resident species.

Simulating forest dynamics of a tropical montane forest in South Ecuador

Erdkunde ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Dislich ◽  
Sven Günter ◽  
Jürgen Homeier ◽  
Boris Schröder ◽  
Andreas Huth
Keyword(s):  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Montane Forest ◽  
Tropical Montane Forest

scholarly journals Intraspecific Latitudinal Variation in Nest Orientation Among Ground-Nesting Passerines: A Study Using Published Data

The Condor ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 441-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niall H.K. Burton
Keyword(s):  
Early Morning ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Nest Entrance ◽  
Clear Trend ◽  
European Species ◽  
Statistical Comparison ◽  
Species Comparisons ◽  
Nest Microclimate ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ground Nesting

Abstract The relationship between nest entrance orientation and latitude among ground-nesting passerines was reviewed using published information. Data were collated for seven North American and European species. Pooling within-species comparisons, there was a clear trend from a preference for north-facing nests at lower latitudes to eastward- or southward-facing nests farther north. Orientations differed significantly in eight of 12 cases for which statistical comparison was possible, means differing in the expected direction in six of these cases. These results highlight how the influence of solar radiation on nest microclimate typically delineates preferred nest orientation in these species, i.e., at lower latitudes, the need for shade results in a preference for northward orientations; at mid latitudes, eastward orientations predominate, reflecting a probable balance between the benefits of warmth in the early morning and shade in the afternoon; while at high latitudes, nests may be oriented southward to gain warmth throughout the day.

Change in avian functional fingerprints of a Neotropical montane forest over 100 years as an indicator of ecosystem integrity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Gómez ◽  
Elkin A. Tenorio ◽  
Carlos Daniel Cadena
Keyword(s):  
Montane Forest ◽  
Ecosystem Integrity

Frequent prescribed fires favour ground‐nesting bees in southeastern U.S. forests

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Ulyshen ◽  
Audrey C. Wilson ◽  
Gunnar C. Ohlson ◽  
Scott M. Pokswinksi ◽  
John K. Hiers
Keyword(s):  
Prescribed Fires ◽  
Ground Nesting
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