Estimating nest‐switching in free‐ranging wild birds: an assessment of the most common methodologies, illustrated in the White Stork (<i>Ciconia ciconia</i>)

Turjeman, Sondra; Eggers, Ute; Rotics, Shay; Fiedler, Wolfgang; Centeno‐Cuadros, Alejandro; Kaatz, Michael; Zurell, Damaris; Jeltsch, Florian; Wikelski, Martin; Nathan, Ran

doi:10.1111/ibi.12933

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“…One of the earliest examples of site delity is a study on the Great Tits Parus major, which remained faithful to sub-optimal habitats even though optimal habitats were available [14]. Up to date, there are plenty of studies showing cases of species both remaining faithful regardless of territory quality [1,[15][16][17][18] or switching sites [19][20][21][22][23]. Although the quality of the territory seems to be crucial in habitat selection, there are other factors involved in the decision process of whether to remain faithful or switch sites.…”

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Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in White Stork Ciconia ciconia

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Siekiera²,

Siekiera³

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Background A particular type of site fidelity is faithfulness to the nest site, where birds are not only reoccupying breeding territories but also reusing nests built in previous breeding seasons. Staying faithful to the nest site is believed to be an adaptive strategy, and based on the ability to predict an individual's own breeding success, a hypothesis of “win-stay:loose-switch” was proposed. In this study, we aimed to resolve which factors affect the nest-site fidelity of White Stork Ciconia ciconia, species known for reusing nests available in the breeding sites. Basing on ring recoveries from 31 years of studies in Western and Southern Poland, we analysed the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on nest-site fidelity. Results We found that increasing age and breeding success (i.e. producing any fledglings or not) increased the probability of reusing the nest, but in the oldest individuals, the probability decreased. In turn, the probability of breeding success increased with age, the increasing number of reproductive events on the particular nest, and the presence on the nest in the previous year. However, the oldest individuals had lower probability of success, as the relationship was curvilinear. The number of fledglings, however, was influenced only by an individual's age. The number of reproductive events on the nest was, in turn, affected by age, with the youngest and oldest individuals using the current nest for the least number of years. Conclusions Our study shows that the decision process of whether to stay faithful to the nest or switch is based on the experience from the previous breeding event, consistently with the “win-stay:loose-switch” hypothesis. Our results also show that site fidelity benefits White Storks, as the probability of breeding success increases if the nest is reused. Results also show the senescence effect that lowers breeding success and site fidelity probabilities.

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Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in White Stork Ciconia ciconia

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Siekiera²,

Siekiera³

et al. 2023

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“…One of the earliest examples of site fidelity is a study on the Great Tits Parus major, which remained faithful to suboptimal habitats even though optimal habitats were available [ 14 ]. Up to date, there are plenty of studies showing cases of species both remaining faithful regardless of territory quality [ 1 , 15 – 18 ] or switching sites [ 19 – 23 ]. Although the quality of the territory seems to be crucial in habitat selection, there are other factors involved in the decision process of whether to remain faithful or switch sites.…”

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Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in white stork Ciconia ciconia

Bialas,

Siekiera,

Siekiera

et al. 2023

Front Zool

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Background A particular type of site fidelity is faithfulness to the nest site, where birds are not only reoccupying breeding territories but also reusing nests built in previous breeding seasons. Staying faithful to the nest site is believed to be an adaptive strategy, and based on the ability to predict an individual's own breeding success, a hypothesis of “win-stay:loose-switch” was proposed. In this study, we aimed to resolve which factors affect the nest-site fidelity of white stork Ciconia ciconia, species known for reusing nests available in the breeding sites. Basing on ring recoveries from 31 years of studies in Western and Southern Poland, we analysed the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on nest-site fidelity. Results We found that increasing age and breeding success (i.e. producing any fledglings or not) increased the probability of reusing the nest, but in the oldest individuals, the probability decreased. In turn, the probability of breeding success increased with age, the increasing number of reproductive events on the particular nest, and the presence on the nest in the previous year. However, the oldest individuals had lower probability of success, as the relationship was curvilinear. The number of fledglings, however, was influenced only by an individual's age. The number of reproductive events on the nest was, in turn, affected by age, with the youngest and oldest individuals using the current nest for the least number of years. Conclusions Our study shows that the decision process of whether to stay faithful to the nest or switch is based on the experience from the previous breeding event, consistently with the “win-stay:loose-switch” hypothesis. Our results also show that site fidelity benefits white storks, as the probability of breeding success increases if the nest is reused. Results also show the senescence effect that lowers breeding success and site fidelity probabilities.

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Nest switching vs. nest integration: a comment on Fernandez-Duque et al.

Redondo,

Amat

2024

Evol Ecol

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Fernandez-Duque et al. (Evol Ecol 37:859-869, 2023) reported instances where fledglings, able to move freely, were found in the nests of others of the same species containing chicks that were too young to fly. Interestingly, the foster parents fed these intruder fledglings. The researchers identified this as a novel behavior and termed it “Nest Integration.” However, this behavior had been documented previously as “nest switching” in both ornithological and behavioral literature. By integrating the findings of Fernandez-Duque et al. with the literature on nest switching, the evolution of nest switching highlighted by them, and the conditions that might promote it, could be better understood.

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Estimating nest‐switching in free‐ranging wild birds: an assessment of the most common methodologies, illustrated in the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

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References 78 publications

Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in White Stork Ciconia ciconia

Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in White Stork Ciconia ciconia

Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in white stork Ciconia ciconia

Nest switching vs. nest integration: a comment on Fernandez-Duque et al.

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