First record of Blue-bearded Bee-eater bird Nyctyornis athertoni (Jardine & Selby) attacking Apis mellifera colonies in Himachal Pradesh
Autor: | Harish Kumar Sharma, Meena Thakur, Amrit Pal Singh Brar, Kiran Rana |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Zdroj: | Environment Conservation Journal, Vol 17, Iss 3 (2016) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0972-3099 2278-5124 |
DOI: | 10.36953/ECJ.2016.17325 |
Popis: | Bee eater bird identified as Nyctyornis athertoni (Jardine & Selby) was found attacking Apis mellifera colonies in the apiary maintained in the Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture, Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni, Solan during the year 2016 (February). The bird visited singly or in groups of two to three with maximum visits during day time (direct sunlight). The predations of the bird on A. mellifera is a first report from foothills of Himalayas |
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