Caching Eurasian skylarks Alauda arvensis by the Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus

• Published in: Slovak Raptor Journal
• Main Authors: Krupiński, Dominik, Lewtak, Jerzy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2010
• Subjects: Nature and Landscape Conservation; Animal Science and Zoology; Alauda arvensis
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10262-012-0043-1; http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/srj/4/1/article-p41.xml; https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/srj.2010.4.issue--1/v10262-012-0043-1/v10262-012-0043-1.pdf

Caching Eurasian skylarks Alauda arvensis by the Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus We observed caching Eurasian skylarks by a radio-tracked male Montagu's harrier in eastern Poland. This strategy, in combination with the courtship feeding of the female, was an important element of courtship. Frequent food transfers to the female could reflect a good condition of the male and its good hunting abilities.