Assessment of Nestling Diet and Provisioning Rate by Two Methods in the Lesser Kestrel<i>Falco naumanni</i>

Kotsonas, Evangelos G.; Bakaloudis, Dimitrios E.; Papakosta, Malamati A.; Goutner, Vassilis; Chatzinikos, E.; Vlachos, Christos

doi:10.3161/00016454ao2017.52.2.003

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“…Differences in average feather growth bar width in nests with different numbers of siblings. Braziotis et al 2017, Kotsonas et al 2017. It should be also noted that a previous study on the same population of lesser kestrels (Braziotis et al 2017) found that body mass of females was significantly greater than that of fledgling males of the same dominance rank, which is inconsistent with our results.…”

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Sibling competition affects body condition and allostatic load in the colonial nesting lesser kestrel Falco naumanni

Bakaloudis

Papakosta

Guy-Yosef

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Journal of Vertebrate Biology

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Sibling competition affects body condition and allostatic load in the colonial nesting lesser kestrel Falco naumanni

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Journal of Vertebrate Biology

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“…A study conducted in arctic riparian plains in Norway showed that intense grazing by Reindeers led to shrub loss which affected negatively both shrub and open associated bird species [18]. This trend is probably associated with the decrease of nest and cover habitat, and insects, which are a primary food source for many species [18,68].…”

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Effect of Transhumant Livestock Grazing on Pseudo-Alpine Grassland Bird Communities

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Bakaloudis

Vlachos

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Transhumance is a traditional animal husbandry system, but its effects on grassland avian communities have not been dealt with in depth. In this study, we quantified the influence of transhumance on the grassland avifauna, in representative pseudo-alpine grasslands with no (NGG), low (LGG), and high (HGG) grazing intensity in the Pindos Mountains, Central Greece. Two point count surveys were conducted within 20 sites in each grassland during the bird breeding season of 2016. We assessed bird diversity indices and accounted for whether the recorded habitat and topographic variables were involved in their variation. A total of 25 bird species were recorded, with the grazed grasslands supporting the most species of high conservation value, while the NGG showed the highest bird diversity. Bird species richness and diversity increased with the decrease of vegetation height, vegetation height heterogeneity, and the increase of rock cover. Bird communities exhibited different patterns among the three grazing regimes and specific bird species of high conservation value appeared to prefer different grasslands. Six species preferred HGG, one preferred LGG, while two preferred NGG. Our study highlights the necessity of heterogeneous pseudo-alpine grasslands with short and tall grass areas in order to maintain highly diverse bird communities.

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“…Nesting of insectivorous birds (Parus major), and sparrows (Passer domesticus and P. montanus), Falco naumanni, Falco tinnunculus and Upupa epops can be implemented successfully in the vineyard and fruit orchards [12]. The food consumption of the aforementioned insectivorous birds demonstrates insectivorous diet [13,14], that do not harm crops but regulates pests as an alternative to pesticides.…”

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Assessment of Farmers' Attitudes Toward Pest Control Services Provided by Birds

Lazaridou

Michailidis

2023

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Sustainable, conservation-oriented agricultural practices like pest regulation by insectivorous birds can decrease agrochemical use and enhance efforts on maximizing biodiversity. Previous research has shown that attracting insect-eating bird species can improve pest control in fruit crops and have a positive impact on fruit yield. We conducted a survey among fruit farmers to analyze the determinants of the potential adoption of biological pest control (BPC) provided by insectivorous birds on their farms. Quantitative analysis showed that their willingness to implement the innovative practice, favoring farmland wildlife, is influenced by both economic and noneconomic factors. Farmers’ overall interest in attracting birds to their farms was related to a variety of factors, including their understanding of the beneficial role of insectivorous birds in biodiversity, their desire to reduce production costs, and their personal characteristics. These factors influencing farmers’ motivations for participation in biological pest control should be taken into account to clarify the barriers that prevent, and the incentives that might draw them into adoption of an eco-friendly approach for insect pest control. Keywords: environmental benefits, innovative practice favoring farmland wildlife, farmers’ perceptions

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Assessment of Nestling Diet and Provisioning Rate by Two Methods in the Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni

Cited by 7 publications

References 46 publications

Sibling competition affects body condition and allostatic load in the colonial nesting lesser kestrel Falco naumanni

Sibling competition affects body condition and allostatic load in the colonial nesting lesser kestrel Falco naumanni

Effect of Transhumant Livestock Grazing on Pseudo-Alpine Grassland Bird Communities

Assessment of Farmers' Attitudes Toward Pest Control Services Provided by Birds

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