Dawson Pell, F.S.E., Senar, J.C. and Hatchwell, B.J. orcid.org/0000-0002-1039-4782 (2023) Heterospecific nest material kleptoparasitism: observations of grey herons, Ardea cinerea, removing material from the nests of monk parakeets, Myiopsitta monachus. Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, 21. pp. 13-17. ISSN 1698-0476
Abstract
Heterospecifc nest material kleptoparasitism: observations of grey herons, Ardea cinerea, removing material from the nests of monk parakeets, Myiopsitta monachus. Nest material kleptoparasitism occurs when an individual steals material from another individual's nest. Here we document 69 observations of grey herons, Ardea cinerea, removing nest material from the nests of monk parakeets, Myiopsitta monachus. The observations coincided with the breeding season of grey herons in Barcelona. We observed the behaviour by multiple individuals, across two years, at multiple nests in four diferent monk parakeet nesting trees, suggesting that theft of nesting material by grey herons is prevalent in this population. The large nests of the monk parakeet may present a rich source of nesting material that is less costly to collect than gathering nest material elsewhere. Our observations add to the relatively limited number of reports of nest material kleptoparasitism in wild birds and especially between heterospecifcs.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 Copyright belongs to the authors, who license the journal Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica to publish the paper under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, which permits its distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source, the journal Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, are cited. |
Keywords: | Grey heron; Ardea cinerea; Monk parakeet; Myiopsitta monachus; Nest material; Kleptoparasitism |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2024 15:46 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2024 15:46 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Consorci del Museu de Ciencies Naturals de Barcelona |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.32800/amz.2023.21.0013 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:208387 |
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