The influence of nest location and the effect of predator removal on Cape Gannet Morus capensis egg predation by Kelp Gulls Larus dominicanus vetula

Z Strydom, LJ Waller, M Brown, H Fritz, JA Venter - Ostrich, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The breeding range of the Cape Gannet Morus capensis currently extends to six of the ten
islands formerly utilised by this species. The Cape Gannet is classified as an endangered …

Nesting associations and breeding output of Barn Owls Tyto alba and Red-billed Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax sharing nest boxes

D Villanúa, J Arizaga, A Artázcoz, D Alonso… - Bird Study, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Capsule Barn Owls Tyto alba and Red-billed Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
show differential breeding outputs as a consequence of sharing nest boxes. Aims To …

A shot in the dark: Sport hunting of declining corvids promotes the inadvertent shooting of threatened red-billed choughs

G Blanco, JA Cuevas, Ó Frías, JLG del Barrio - Journal for Nature …, 2019 - Elsevier
Inadvertent shooting of protected species due to misidentification or spatio-temporal
coincidence with more abundant target species of similar appearance and habits is a …

Present in the western European Alps but absent in the eastern part: Can habitat availability explain the differences in red‐billed chough occurrence?

V Braunisch, S Vignali, PA Oggier… - Journal of Avian …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The absence of a species in apparently suitable regions is often attributed to habitat
deterioration, which, according to the IUCN‐guidelines, would preclude reintroduction …

PREDATOR, PREY, AND A PLANT: ARE CARPENTER BEES (XYLOCOPA CALIFORNICA) THAT PLACE THEIR NESTS LOWER IN SOTOL (DASYLIRION …

MK Busby, CM Burkholder, JL Bronstein - The Southwestern Naturalist, 2024 - BioOne
Desert carpenter bees (Xylocopa californica) build nests in dried inflorescence stalks of
several plant species, including sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri), in southeastern Arizona. Sotol …