Abstract:VAN ZYL, A.J. 1994. The influence of the environment on the breeding success of a suburban population of Crested Barbets Trachyphonus vaillantii. Ostrich 65: 291-296. I studied the breeding biology of the Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii in Colbyn, a suburb east of Pretoria, South Africa, for nine breeding seasons from 1981 to 1989 to examine atterns in annual breeding success, breeding attempt success in multiple broods, and rainfall. The m o z l incubation period was 14 days and the nestling period ran… Show more
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