Nesting Characteristics of 12 Common Forest Birds in Two Nature Reserves,Guangdong,China
[Objectives]Monitoring nesting characteristics is one way to track the reproductive success of a species.[Methods]Based on personal observations and videos collected by micro-camera,we describe the nesting characteristics of Huet's Fulvetta Alcippe hueti,Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea,Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola,Dusky Fulvetta Schoeniparus brunneus,Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps,Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis,White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura,Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris,Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii,Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus,Black-throated Prinia Prinia atrogularis,and Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris(Fig.1).Surveys were conducted in Guangdong Dinghushan National Nature Reserve and Guangdong Tongledashan Province Nature Reserve between 2016-2017.Nesting characteristics examined include nest composition,nest height,egg weight,egg size,clutch size,and incubation period.[Results]Based on these characteristics we found:1)Huet's Fulvetta in Dinghushan,nest height has increased compared to our results from 1989;2)compared to other studies in China,Red-billed Leiothrix in our study had higher nests;3)this was the first report that Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris and Whistling Hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor removed fledglings of Huet's Fulvetta.4)We also found the behavior of removing egg and nestlings by adult Huet's Fulvetta.[Conclusion]Our results provide the basis for the future research on the life-history strategies of birds in Guangdong.
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