Breeding success and timing of the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca nesting in natural holes and nest-boxes in the Białowieża Forest, Poland

Czeszczewik, Dorota; Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3161/068.039.0106

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Breeding success and timing of the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca nesting in natural holes and nest-boxes in the Białowieża Forest, Poland

Title: Breeding success and timing of the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca nesting in natural holes and nest-boxes in the Białowieża Forest, Poland

Abstract:

Broods of Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca nesting in natural tree holes and nest-boxes in Białowieża Forest (Eastern Poland) were compared. Natural holes in primeval stands of the Białowieża National Park were located by following singing males, then monitored several times during the season. Nest-boxes situated in the managed part of the forest were inspected weekly. Flycatchers breeding in natural holes started laying eggs on average two days later (15 May) and laid smaller clutches (6.4 eggs) than birds breeding in nest-boxes (13 May and 6.7 eggs). The predation rate was significantly lower in natural holes (av. 47%) than in nest-boxes (av. 65%). This result indicates that generalisations regarding the evolution of adaptations to predation by nest-box populations should be treated with caution.

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Acta Ornithologica

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MiIZ PAN, sygn. patrz sygn. czas. P.257-39-1 ; MiIZ PAN, sygn. patrz sygn. czas. P.4568-39-1 ; click here to follow the link

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eng

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Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

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Biblioteka Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN

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Muchołówka żałobna -- biologia lęgowa -- Polska Białowieska, Puszcza (las) [KABA]

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Acta Ornithologica
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Breeding success and timing of the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca nesting in natural holes and nest-boxes in the Białowieża Forest, Poland / Czeszczewik, Dorota	Oct 2, 2020