Foods brought to the nest by breeding Kingfishers<i>Alcedo atthis</i>in the New Forest of southern England

Reynolds, Stuart F.; Hinge, Manuel D. C.

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“…Older A. alburnus are predated by piscivorous fishes, including Esox lucius (Vøllestad et al 1986;Kangur and Kangur 1998;Mérő 2014) and Sander lucioperca (Bíró and Muskó 1995;Peltonen et al 1996;Kangur and Kangur 1998), but also by Lutra lutra (Prigioni et al 2006) and piscivorous birds such as European kingfisher Alcedo atthis (e.g. Reynolds and Hinge 1996;Vilches et al 2012), grey heron Ardea cinerea (e.g. Jakubas and Mioduszewska 2005;Stolbunov et al 2017) and great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (e.g.…”

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A review and meta-analysis of the environmental biology of bleak Alburnus alburnus in its native and introduced ranges, with reflections on its invasiveness

Latorre

Masó

Cano-Barbacil

et al. 2023

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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The bleak Alburnus alburnus is a medium body-size leuciscid fish that is naturally distributed across central European and western Asian fresh waters. However, during the last two decades A. alburnus has been widely introduced elsewhere in Europe and in northern Africa, mostly as a forage species for game fishes. Given its relatively recent history of invasion in non-native Eurasian waters, where it can become highly abundant, A. alburnus poses a serious risk to native communities where introduced. This study provides a review and meta-analysis of the biological traits of A. alburnus coupled with insights into its invasiveness. In its native range, A. alburnus has a moderate lifespan, inhabiting lakes or still waters in medium-to-large rivers, where it feeds mainly on zooplankton. However, non-native A. alburnus populations display high phenotypic plasticity in their biological attributes. Thus, growth, reproductive and/or dietary traits have adapted to local environmental conditions, with the species also invading lotic (stream) ecosystems. Feeding changes to benthic invertebrates, plant material and detritus when zooplankton is scarce. Such plasticity, including broad physiological tolerance, is likely to facilitate the species' adaptation and invasion of new habitats in the near future.

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A review and meta-analysis of the environmental biology of bleak Alburnus alburnus in its native and introduced ranges, with reflections on its invasiveness

Latorre

Masó

Cano-Barbacil

et al. 2023

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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“…Although they may get benefit from human dams and fish farming, they are at risk of poisoning through bioaccumulation of pollution and toxins in their fish prey (Rayner et al 1991). Several studies have been done on ccommon kingfishers globally, (Raven 1986, Reynolds and Hinge 1996, Peris and Rodriguez 1997, Sayako et al 2002, Heneberg 2004, Kasahara and Katoh 2008 and in Bangladesh (Naher and Sarker 2015, 2016, 2018. However, information on the breeding biology of common kingfishers is restricted in Bangladesh and even in the world.…”

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Breeding biology of common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, Linnaeus 1758)

Naher

Sarker

Khan³

2021

J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci.

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The breeding biology of the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) was studied from 2008 to 2011 in Dhaka North City Corporation and Savar Upazilla. The breeding season was April to September. It laid 3 to 7 glossy white, almost round eggs with a size of 2.5±0.3 cm length, 2.2±0.3 cm breadth, and 5.3±0.7g weight. It incubated for 16 to 21 days. During hatching, the hatchlings’ weight ranged from 8.5 to 10.5 g and total body length from 43.2 to 58.6 mm whereas, it was 30.1 to 32.7 g and 151 to 155.5 mm, respectively, during fledging. Hatching success was 83.3%. Stolen by people (13.9%) and infertility (2.8%) were the causes of egg loss. The young birds fledged out after 21 to 27 days of hatching. A total of 56.7% of nestlings were unable to fly due to stolen (43.3%), deaths due to unknown reasons (6.7%) and deaths due to natural disaster (6.7%). The breeding success was 36.1% in relation to eggs laid and 43.3% in relation to eggs hatched. J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 47(1): 23-34, June 2021

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“…Although insectivorous bats tend to catch the largest available insects [16], [29], [30], and the long-fingered bat is no exception [21], the weight of vertebrate prey may entail an additional constraint. Within sizeable limits, physical and energetic consequences of fish weight are commonly negligible for large predators such as the osprey Pandion haliaetus [31], but they do represent a constraint for the smaller kingfishers: the belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon alcyon preys on fish less than 140 g [32], whereas the common kingfisher Alcedo atthis has an upper limit around 35 g [33]. For M. capaccinii (6–10 g) preying on fish 1–3 cm long [23], wing-loading would increase 13.6% on average for each gram of prey, and carrying a 3-g fish would force the bat to double its flight speed to stay airborne (calculated after Norberg and Rayner [5]).…”

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Fishing Long-Fingered Bats (Myotis capaccinii) Prey Regularly upon Exotic Fish

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The long-fingered bat Myotis capaccinii is a European trawling bat reported to feed on fish in several Mediterranean locations, but the ecological circumstances of this behavior have not yet been studied. To elucidate the importance of fishing in this bat's diet, we evaluated the frequency and seasonal variation of fish remains in 3,000 fecal pellets collected from M. capaccinii at a nursery roost in Dénia (Eastern Iberian Peninsula) in 2008, 2009, and 2010. Fish consumption occurred evenly throughout the year. All otoliths found in feces were identified as belonging to the surface-feeding fish Gambusia holbrooki. Measuring otoliths, we estimated that the mean size of consumed fish was significantly smaller than the mean measured for available fish, suggesting that the long-fingered bat's relatively small body may constrain its handling of larger prey. Of note, one bat had eaten 15 fish, showing that fish may be a locally or seasonally important trophic resource for this species. By capturing 15 bats and radio-tracking the four with the most fish remains in their droppings, we also identified fishing areas, including a single fishing ground comprising several ponds within a golf course. Ponds hold a high density of G. holbrooki, suggesting that the amount of fish at the water surface may be the principal factor triggering fishing. The observed six-fold increase in percentage of consumed fish across the study period may be related to recent pond-building in the area. We discuss whether this quick behavioral response is a novel feature of M. capaccinii or an intrinsic feature that has erupted and faded locally along the species' history.

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Foods brought to the nest by breeding KingfishersAlcedo atthisin the New Forest of southern England

Cited by 22 publications

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A review and meta-analysis of the environmental biology of bleak Alburnus alburnus in its native and introduced ranges, with reflections on its invasiveness

A review and meta-analysis of the environmental biology of bleak Alburnus alburnus in its native and introduced ranges, with reflections on its invasiveness

Breeding biology of common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, Linnaeus 1758)

Fishing Long-Fingered Bats (Myotis capaccinii) Prey Regularly upon Exotic Fish

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