Location of Winter Roost and Foraging Area of Grey Starling Sturnus cineraceus in the Kanto Plain, Central Honshu, Japan-Comparison with the Data Collected 40 Years Ago
Abstract:The location of winter roosts and foraging areas of the Grey Starling Sturnus cineraceus were studied in Kanto Plain, central Honshu, Japan from October 2002 to February 2003, and compared with earlier studies in the same area by Kuroda (1955, 1956, 1962). The present study located 37 winter roosts and categorized them into two types: "large roosts", occupied by 4,000 or more individuals and "small roosts", occupied by 1,000 or fewer individuals. Individuals departing from large roosts flew to more distant for… Show more
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