Nocturnal Movements of Breeding Greater Flamingos in Southern Spain

Vargas, J. Mario; Garrido, Araceli; Rendón‐Martos, Manuel; Rendón, Miguel A.; Ramı́rez, José M.

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“…The wetlands utilized by greater flamingos during the chick provisioning period were usually within 200 km of the breeding lake (see also Rendó n-Martos et al, 2000), although the birds were also able to reach wetlands as far as 400 km. Brown (1975) and Simmons (1996) indicated that flamingos may fly 500-640 km in a night.…”

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“…In this lake water levels exhibit considerable variations, both within as well as between breeding seasons (Rendó n-Martos, 1996). During most years, the lake dries out well before the chicks fledge, so that the adults have to use other wetlands to forage, located within 200 km of Fuente de Piedra (Rendó n- Martos et al, 2000). As greater flamingos perform movements among wetlands mainly during the night (Brown, 1975;Rendó n-Martos et al, 2000;McCulloch et al, 2003), wetlands located at distances exceeding one night of flight could not be reached, and therefore the degree of connectivity between the breeding site and foraging sites may be an important determinant of wetland use by greater flamingos during the chick provisioning period.…”

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“…During most years, the lake dries out well before the chicks fledge, so that the adults have to use other wetlands to forage, located within 200 km of Fuente de Piedra (Rendó n- Martos et al, 2000). As greater flamingos perform movements among wetlands mainly during the night (Brown, 1975;Rendó n-Martos et al, 2000;McCulloch et al, 2003), wetlands located at distances exceeding one night of flight could not be reached, and therefore the degree of connectivity between the breeding site and foraging sites may be an important determinant of wetland use by greater flamingos during the chick provisioning period. Based on observations on the numbers of birds arriving to and departing from Fuente de Piedra lake on a daily basis, Rendó n- Martos et al (2000) surmised that some birds may arrive at the colony, feed their chicks, and then return to foraging sites in the same night.…”

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“…As greater flamingos perform movements among wetlands mainly during the night (Brown, 1975;Rendó n-Martos et al, 2000;McCulloch et al, 2003), wetlands located at distances exceeding one night of flight could not be reached, and therefore the degree of connectivity between the breeding site and foraging sites may be an important determinant of wetland use by greater flamingos during the chick provisioning period. Based on observations on the numbers of birds arriving to and departing from Fuente de Piedra lake on a daily basis, Rendó n- Martos et al (2000) surmised that some birds may arrive at the colony, feed their chicks, and then return to foraging sites in the same night. Little is known, however, on the time that birds remain at foraging sites between visits to the colony to provision their chicks, or whether individual birds remain faithful to foraging sites during the chick provisioning period.…”

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“…The study of ranging behaviour is of interest because both flight distances and the frequency of provisioning trips may constrain energy budgets, and thus compromise chick survival (Weimerskirch et al, 1997). Rendó n-Martos et al (2000) suggested that some individuals may desert whilst provisioning chicks late in the breeding season. This may indicate that commuting is costly, and that not all individuals can assume those costs.…”

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Ranging behaviour of greater flamingos during the breeding and post-breeding periods: Linking connectivity to biological processes

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Connectivity among habitat patches has mainly been studied in relation to species-specific behaviours. However, the movements of animals among patches may have different functions, and tolerance to gaps between habitat patches may vary between these functions. We tracked the movements of greater flamingos during the breeding and post-breeding periods with the aim of illustrating how the degree of connectivity may vary depending on the biological processes underlying the movements between wetlands. Most foraging sites used by breeding adults in a colony in southern Spain were within 200 km of the colony site, although some birds eventually moved 400 km. After the breeding season, the adults remained for several weeks in specific wetlands, moving to other sites located 280-2100 km away to overwinter. During these movements the birds may use stopover sites, the conservation of which may be critical to facilitate long-range movements. Our results suggest that wetland connectivity during chick rearing does not seem to be determined by whether or not central-place foraging flamingos are able to reach wetlands located at the longest distance that they are able to fly during non-stop flights (>1000 km), but by whether they are able to sustain the energetic costs derived from frequent commuting. In contrast, long-distance movements were occasionally undertaken during the post-breeding period. The energetic costs of such flights could be paid by flamingos because these movements were infrequent. Thus, in the case of flamingos, connectedness thresholds between wetlands vary depending on the biological process involved (chick rearing or post-breeding movements). This emphasizes the need to consider different types of connectivity in conservation planning..

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Patterns of nocturnal activity in captive greater flamingos

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Wild flamingos are known to forage overnight, but little is known of their nocturnal activity patterns in captivity. Captive flamingos can show daytime inactivity, reflecting natural periods of resting and loafing documented in wild birds. Assessment of behavior outside of normal zoo opening hours can provide more detailed information on how animals use the space provided to them, and highlights how enclosure areas not commonly occupied during the day may still be important for inhabitants at other times. We examine whether captive flamingos at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre change their enclosure usage and behavior overnight compared to that observed during daylight. Using three night-vision remote cameras, the behavior and enclosure usage of a flock of over 270 greater flamingos was recorded from March to July 2016. Results show that these flamingos had higher rates of foraging at certain points during the night, and had a more even enclosure usage when compared to daylight hours. Change in pool use is apparent throughout the course of the day and night, suggesting that different areas of water depth are used by these flamingos at different times. Flamingos increased nocturnal foraging in their pool during the breeding season. The large enclosure size and range of different land and water areas may have enabled these flamingos to follow daily activity patterns similar to those observed in wild birds. Captive flamingos clearly show a difference between daytime and nocturnal behavior patterns and this should be considered when designing enclosures and general management routines for these birds.

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Nocturnal Movements of Breeding Greater Flamingos in Southern Spain

Cited by 27 publications

References 14 publications

Ranging behaviour of greater flamingos during the breeding and post-breeding periods: Linking connectivity to biological processes

Ranging behaviour of greater flamingos during the breeding and post-breeding periods: Linking connectivity to biological processes

Patterns of nocturnal activity in captive greater flamingos

Waterbirds as Bioindicators of Environmental Conditions

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