Successful nest defence of Eurasian reed warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus against the little bittern Ixobrychus minutus

Autor:	L. Halupka, E. Klimczuk-Bereziuk
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Nest defence Eurasian reed warbler little bittern Zoology QL1-991
Zdroj:	The European Zoological Journal, Vol 90, Iss 1, Pp 366-369 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	24750263 2475-0263 94130159
DOI:	10.1080/24750263.2023.2217202
Popis:	AbstractThe cost–benefit approach to nest defence behaviour is based on an assumption that parents are able to distract potential predators away from their nest. However, this assumption has received little support from direct observations as predator-prey encounters near nests are rarely recorded, especially in small passerines. Here, we describe two observations of little bitterns appearing near nests of Eurasian reed warblers containing nestlings and eggs, respectively. In both cases parental birds showed anti-predatory behaviour, which was much more vigorous at the nestling stage than at the egg stage. During both observations, the heron finally flew away and did not attack the nest content, indicating that nest defence behaviour of small passerines may be effective.
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