Title:

Nesting of the house martin Delichon urbica in the city of Poznań (1976-1978 and 1982-1989)

Subtitle:

Acta Ornithologica, vol. 36, no. 2 ; Gnieżdżenie się oknówki w Poznaniu (1976-1978 i 1982-1989) ; House martin in Poznań

Creator:

Ptaszyk, Jerzy

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2001

Description:

Bibliogr. p. 140-141 ; P. [135]-142 : ill. ; 27 cm ; Abstract in Polish

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

House Martin ; breeding biology ; Poland ; Poznań ; population dynamics ; urban habitats ; nest sites ; nesting biology ; swallows ; birds ; Delichon urbica ; Hirundinidae ; Aves ; 1976-78 ; 1982-89

Abstract:

Observations of nesting populations of the House Martin were carried out on three study plots in the city of Poznań: a city centre area (599.0 ha) and two housing estates (567.1 ha and 125.6 ha), a total area of 1291.7 ha. Throughout the 1980s House Martin numbers increased continuously over the whole area, the greatest population density being 4.6 occupied nests per 10 ha. The number of breeding pairs in the city centre was stable, and the density there varied from 2.1 to 3.0 occupied nests per 10 ha. The highest density of occurrence was recorded in the new housing estates, where increases in the House Martin population were recorded. These was related to the construction of new buildings, which provided fresh nesting sites. The nests were built at heights from the first to the fifteenth storey. Over 96% of the nests in the housing estates were built in the corners of the window openings. In the entire study area the preferred nesting sites were on the southern (35.2%), northern (26.1%) and eastern (13.3%) sides of buildings. In the city centre the greatest number of nests had south-facing entrances, while in one of the other study plots, the entrances to most nests faced north. No more than 7% of the total number of martins' nests available in a given year were occupied by Passer domesticus.

Relation:

Acta Ornithologica

Volume:

36

Issue:

2

Start page:

135

End page:

142

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.257, Vol. 36, No 2 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4568, Vol. 36, No 2 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng ; pol

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Closed