Wintering Habitat Selection by Eurasian WrynecksJynx torquillain the West of the Iberian Peninsula
| Autor: | Mario F. Tizón, Rien E. van Wijk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
geography Jynx torquilla geography.geographical_feature_category biology Ecology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Wryneck Insectivore Woodpecker biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Habitat Peninsula Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Selection (genetic algorithm) |
| Zdroj: | Ardeola. 63:349-356 |
| ISSN: | 2341-0825 0570-7358 |
| DOI: | 10.13157/arla.63.2.2016.sc1 |
| Popis: | Summary. The Iberian Peninsula is a wintering area for an estimated 300 million birds. Most insectivorous birds winter in the southern half of the Peninsula, where mild mid-winter temperatures ensure the availability of insects. However, case studies of habitat use by specific species during winter are still rare. A species of particular interest is the Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla, the only long-distance migratory woodpecker in Europe that feeds almost exclusively on ants. Its European populations have declined throughout Europe over recent decades. Wrynecks are known to winter in the Iberian Peninsula but it has only recently been shown that at least some of these birds originate from Central European breeding populations. Hitherto, the habitats they select in winter have remained unknown although it is plausible to think that they are habitat specific given the birds' strong reliance on ants as their main food source. We studied the wintering habitat selection by wrynecks in northern Extremadura, Sp... |
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