Breeding Phenology and Nesting Success of the Yucatan Wren in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
| Autor: | Jesús Vargas-Soriano, Griselda Escalona Segura, Javier Salgado Ortíz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Avian clutch size
education.field_of_study geography geography.geographical_feature_category Campylorhynchus Ecology Population Avicennia germinans Endangered species Yucatan wren Biology biology.organism_classification Shrubland Nest Animal Science and Zoology education Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 122:439-446 |
| ISSN: | 1938-5447 1559-4491 |
| DOI: | 10.1676/08-164.1 |
| Popis: | The Yucatan Wren (Campylorhynchus yucatanicus) is a highly restricted endemic species inhabiting the coastal scrub at the northern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula. We describe the breeding phenology and nesting success of this endangered species from April to September 2007 for a population at Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve. We found 232 nests of which only 110 (47%) were active at either incubation or nestling stages. Yucatan wrens initiated nest building in late April, but clutch initiation occurred in early June and lasted until the end of July, resulting in a breeding season of 2 months. Nests were exclusively in coastal scrub and the transition between coastal scrub and black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) forest. Eleven species of trees were used as nesting substrate, but three included 75% of all nests found. Clutch size (x¯ ± SD) was 3 ± 1.5 eggs with incubation and nestling periods averaging 16 ± 1.0 days, and 16.5 ± 1.9 days, respectively. Mayfield estimates of daily survival rate for ... |
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