Reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra
On August of 2016, almost an entire herd (n = 323) of wild tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) was killed by lightning on Hardangervidda in southern Norway. While conducting fieldwork for another study in 2017, we opportunistically registered the occurrence and behaviour of birds on carcasses from t...
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ftboapojs:oai:boap.uib.no:article/2639 2023-05-15T18:04:18+02:00 Reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra Badia, Rudy Steyaert, Sam MJG Puliti, Stefano Blaalid, Rakel Frank, Shane C 2019-12-16 application/pdf https://boap.uib.no/index.php/ornis/article/view/2639 https://doi.org/10.15845/on.v42i0.2639 eng eng BirdLife Norway https://boap.uib.no/index.php/ornis/article/view/2639/2903 https://boap.uib.no/index.php/ornis/article/view/2639 doi:10.15845/on.v42i0.2639 Copyright (c) 2019 Ornis Norvegica Ornis Norvegica; Årg 42 (2019); 36-40 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2019 ftboapojs https://doi.org/10.15845/on.v42i0.2639 2021-11-03T23:34:19Z On August of 2016, almost an entire herd (n = 323) of wild tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) was killed by lightning on Hardangervidda in southern Norway. While conducting fieldwork for another study in 2017, we opportunistically registered the occurrence and behaviour of birds on carcasses from this mass die-off. Several passerine species other than corvids were observed actively foraging on arthropods, such as blowfly (Calliphoridae sp.) adults and larvae, which are typically associated with carcass decomposition. We quantified observations of those birds, and described their foraging behaviour at the carcass site. In decreasing order of abundance, five passerine species were observed taking arthropods at the site: Meadow Pipit (Anthuspratensis), Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica,), and LaplandBunting(Calcariuslapponicus). Systematic surveys of passerines utilizing carcass sites would further our understanding of how such resources may affect behaviour and life history of various bird species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Tundra Bergen Open Access Publishing (University of Bergen Library) Norway Ornis Norvegica 42 36 40 |
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On August of 2016, almost an entire herd (n = 323) of wild tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) was killed by lightning on Hardangervidda in southern Norway. While conducting fieldwork for another study in 2017, we opportunistically registered the occurrence and behaviour of birds on carcasses from this mass die-off. Several passerine species other than corvids were observed actively foraging on arthropods, such as blowfly (Calliphoridae sp.) adults and larvae, which are typically associated with carcass decomposition. We quantified observations of those birds, and described their foraging behaviour at the carcass site. In decreasing order of abundance, five passerine species were observed taking arthropods at the site: Meadow Pipit (Anthuspratensis), Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica,), and LaplandBunting(Calcariuslapponicus). Systematic surveys of passerines utilizing carcass sites would further our understanding of how such resources may affect behaviour and life history of various bird species. |
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Badia, Rudy Steyaert, Sam MJG Puliti, Stefano Blaalid, Rakel Frank, Shane C Reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra |
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Badia, Rudy Steyaert, Sam MJG Puliti, Stefano Blaalid, Rakel Frank, Shane C |
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Badia, Rudy |
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Reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra |
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Reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra |
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Reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra |
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Reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra |
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Reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra |
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reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra |
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BirdLife Norway |
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Rangifer tarandus Tundra |
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