Breeding of Large, Water-Associated, Colonially Nesting Birds of the North-Eastern Region of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
| Autor: | Meyrick B. Bowker, Colleen T. Downs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Waterbirds. 35:270-291 |
| ISSN: | 1938-5390 1524-4695 |
| DOI: | 10.1675/063.035.0209 |
| Popis: | Little has been documented on large (>250 g), water-associated birds in the north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, that nest colonially and rely on suitable sites for breeding. The purpose of this study was to highlight these species and the importance of nesting sites for their effective conservation management. From 1920–2010, there were 622 records of 27 of these species breeding at more than 48 sites. Five sites accounted for 65% of these breeding events, four at Lake St Lucia, highlighting its importance for bird conservation. Several sites were abandoned. However, two new sites have established more recently (Nsumo Pan, Mkhuze Game Reserve; Nyamithi Pan, Ndumo Game Reserve) that are important in terms of number of individuals as well as variety of species. Some species (Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens, Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus, Caspian Tern Sterna caspia, Great-white Pelican P. onocrotalus and African Spoonbill Platalea alba) have bred regularly but have used only a... |
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