Nest Orientation in Closed Nests of Passeriformes across a Latitudinal Gradient in the Southern Neotropic

Schaaf, Alejandro Alberto; García, Cecilia Graciela; Greeney, Harold F.

doi:10.3161/00016454ao2019.54.2.012

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“…Many studies around the world have shown that the orientation of bird nests depends on local climate variables such as temperature, wind and precipitation (reviewed in e.g. Schaaf et al 2019; Schaaf and de la Peña 2020). In temperate regions, closed nest-building birds tend to point their nest entrance towards the sun to raise the temperature inside the nests.…”

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Effectiveness of using nest boxes as a form of bird protection after building modernization

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Modernization of urban buildings can decrease the availability of nesting sites in buildings, leading to sudden decreases in the density of avifauna. In this study, we investigated the use of nest boxes as a bird conservation measure after buildings were thermally modernized. In a 10 ha experimental area we mounted five types of nest boxes of different sizes and dimensions (a total of 132). Nest boxes were dedicated to species that lost access to their previous nesting sites. All species associated with the buildings significantly declined or disappeared. In the first year after the modernization, the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) decreased by 66% compared with the period before the modernization, Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) by 68%, Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) by 70%, and Common Swift (Apus apus) by 100%. In the first two years after the modernization, the birds nested only in nest boxes. Five years of monitoring showed that using nest boxes as compensation for bird nesting sites lost during the renovation of buildings can cause a population to recover to ca. 50% of its original level. To optimize deployments of nest boxes, wildlife managers should consider target species’ preferences for the dimensions and placement of boxes and limit the time boxes are used if a species prefers nesting outside nest-boxes, but in buildings (e. g. the House Sparrow) and does not require additional support.

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Effectiveness of using nest boxes as a form of bird protection after building modernization

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“…Across one breeding season, some birds can build diversely oriented nests in order to, either increase the temperature inside the nest during the cold months or to reduce the solar radiation during the warmer months (Hoekman et al 2002). In subtropical and warm‐temperate climates between 20° and 30° S, enclosed nests of Passeriformes were generally oriented toward the east and west, wich may respond to extreme daytime temperatures (Schaaf et al 2019).…”

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