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Variability in size of groups in communal roosts: influence of age-class, abundance of individuals and roosting site
(Csiro Publishing, 2013-06)
Many birds use communal roosts, but how they use them is generally poorly known. For conservation purposes, and to better understand communal roosting behaviour, it is important to know which factors produce variability ...
Cliffs Used as Communal Roosts by Andean Condors Protect the Birds from Weather and Predators
(Public Library Science, 2013-06-24)
The quality and availability of resources influence the geographical distribution of species. Social species need safe places to rest, meet, exchange information and obtain thermoregulatory benefits, but those places may ...
Communal roosting behavior and winter diet of the white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) in an agricultural habitat on the Argentine pampas
(Bio one, 2010-09)
Although the White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) is widely distributed throughout the Americas, winter communal roosting has been recorded only in the Nearctic portion of its range. As a result, data on the food habits of ...
Ontogeny of an interactive call-and-response system in Spix's disc-winged bats
(2020)
We investigated the ontogenetic changes of two call types, the inquiry call and the response call, which comprise an interactive communication system in Spix's disc-winged bats, Thyroptera tricolor. We documented structural ...
Cliff outcrops used as condor communal roosts are local hotspots of occupancy and intense use by other bird species
(Elsevier, 2016-08-01)
Cliff outcrops are structural components of the environment that can maintain a large variety of wildlife; however, they are still rather overlooked in conservation planning. We evaluate whether cliffs used by the Andean ...
Historia natural y comportamiento social del Crestudo (Coryphistera alaudina)Natural history and social behavior of the Lark-like Brushrunner (Coryphistera alaudina)
(Neotropical Ornithological Society, 2007-12)
El Crestudo (Coryphistera alaudina) es tal vez la especie más social dentro de la familia Furnariidae. Pese al interés teórico y evolutivo de su comportamiento, no existen estudios detallados que den cuenta de sus ...
Unusual Concentration of Black-chested Buzzard-Eagles in Central Argentina
(Raptor Research Foundation, 2017-12)
In birds, gregariousness has been traditionally explained as a way to reduce individualpredation pressure or to enhance foraging, although bird aggregations can also be theresult of reproductive or social behavior. Despite ...
Communal roosting of Chimango Caracaras (Milvago chimango) at a shallow lake in the Pampas, Argentina
(Raptor Research Foundation Inc, 2013-03)
Milvago chimango (Falconidae, Caracarinae) es una rapaz común con una extensa área de distribución geográfica en América del Sur. Esta especie se caracteriza por un comportamiento gregario y se puede observar en grupos ...