Incidence of Nest Material Kleptoparasitism Involving Cerulean Warblers

Jones, Kelly C.; Roth, Kirk L.; Islam, Kamal; Hamel, Paul B.; Smith, Carl G.

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“…Cerulean Warblers have been observed to kleptoparasitize nesting material from other species (Jones et al 2007); they also occasionally reuse material from a failed nest in a subsequent nesting attempt (Oliarnyk andRobertson 1996, Boves andBuehler 2012). This suggests that collecting nesting material, particularly spider and tent caterpillar silk, is a time-and energy-intensive process, and may explain why the upper nest was constructed differently from the original one.…”

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First Documentation of a “Double-Decker” Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Nest

Nemes

Islam

Pirtle

2015

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

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First Documentation of a “Double-Decker” Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Nest

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2015

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“…The reason for this behaviour is often unclear, especially since nest building requires considerable energy [ 4 ], not only in gathering resources to build the nest itself, but also in defending the nests against conspecific and inter-species competitors [ 5 , 6 ]. In fact, to reduce the costs of nest building, some species may even reuse the same nests or nesting materials from previous nests [ 7 , 8 ], or steal the nesting material from conspecifics or other species [ 9 , 10 ]. For species sharing the same habitat, evolutionary niche partition may select for non-overlapping nest niches [ 11 ].…”

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Is multiple nest building an adequate strategy to cope with inter-species nest usurpation?

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BackgroundBlack sparrowhawks (Accipiter melanoleucus) recently colonised the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, where the species faces competition for their nest sites from Egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca) which frequently usurp black sparrowhawk nests. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that multiple nest building by black sparrowhawks is a strategy to cope with this competitor, based on a 14-year long term data set.ResultsTwo main results support the hypothesis: first, the numbers of intact nests per breeding season in black sparrowhawk territories increased as levels of geese interactions increased, specifically when usurpation occurred. Usurpation occurred significantly more often at nests later in the season, and may provide a further explanation for the advancement of the black sparrowhawk breeding season towards earlier breeding attempts which results in an overall extension of the breeding period (over 9 months) that has been found in our study population. Second, nest usurpation had a negative impact on black sparrowhawks’ reproductive performance at the ‘nest’ level, but not at the ‘territory’ level when multiple nests were available within the same breeding season, suggesting that this strategy was effective for dealing with this competitor. However, our results do not rule out long term negative consequences of these interactions, for example, reduced adult survival rates or reduced lifetime reproductive success, due to the higher energy demand required to build several nests each breeding season.ConclusionsOur results suggest that black sparrowhawks avoid direct conflict with this large and aggressive competitor and instead choose the passive strategy in allocating more resources to multiple nest building. Our research further highlights the importance of behavioural plasticity, which might be especially important for city-dwelling species in the face of global urbanisation.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12862-016-0671-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Some bird species are known to dismantle materials from old nests for re-nesting (Sedgwick and Knopf, 1988;Kershner et al, 2001) as well partaking in kleptoparasitism of nesting material from active nests (Jones et al, 2007;Slager et al, 2012). The Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) tends to reuse materials from failed nests to re-nest, but also exhibits a non-typical behavior by dismantling their own nest after the young have fledged (Li et al, 2009).…”

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Ectoparasites and other invertebrates in the nests of the Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

Cantrell¹,

Lv²,

Yong³

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Ectoparasites and other invertebrates are known to play a role in bird behavior and in evolutionary adaptations such as preening and foraging strategies. We conducted an exploratory study by macro-and microscopically evaluating the nests of Hair-crested Drongos (Dicrurus hottentottus) at Dongzhai National Nature Reserve, Henan Province, China in 2011 to determine if there was a presence of invertebrates. We developed a modified funneling technique to collect invertebrate samples and reduce contamination from outside sources in a field setting. We found several species of ectoparasites (lice and ticks) and other invertebrates (springtails and rove beetles) within the nests. Our findings warrant further investigation as to whether or not the presence of invertebrates in the nests of Hair-crested Drongos plays a role in the adaptation of the unique nest dismantling behavior exhibited by this species.

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Incidence of Nest Material Kleptoparasitism Involving Cerulean Warblers

Cited by 21 publications

References 1 publication

First Documentation of a “Double-Decker” Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Nest

First Documentation of a “Double-Decker” Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Nest

Is multiple nest building an adequate strategy to cope with inter-species nest usurpation?

Ectoparasites and other invertebrates in the nests of the Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

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