Predation attempts on Hoopoe Upupa epops nests in a rural Mediterranean area of central Italy
Seventeen predation attempts on four Hoopoe Upupa epops nests in an heterogenous agricultural Mediterranean area of central Italy were recorded during breeding seasons 2020-21. Camera traps identified 7 different predators’ species, mainly Western whip snake Hierophis viridiflavus and Black rat Ratt...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:80928c6e2a14453a8410e430aebf8acc 2023-07-02T03:33:35+02:00 Predation attempts on Hoopoe Upupa epops nests in a rural Mediterranean area of central Italy Matteo Annessi Alessandro Montemaggiori 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2023.658 https://doaj.org/article/80928c6e2a14453a8410e430aebf8acc EN IT eng ita PAGEPress Publications https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/658 https://doaj.org/toc/0035-6875 https://doaj.org/toc/2385-0833 doi:10.4081/rio.2023.658 0035-6875 2385-0833 https://doaj.org/article/80928c6e2a14453a8410e430aebf8acc Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, Vol 93, Iss 1 (2023) Upupa epops uropygial secret anti-predatory strategy Castel di Guido Zoology QL1-991 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2023.658 2023-06-11T00:36:07Z Seventeen predation attempts on four Hoopoe Upupa epops nests in an heterogenous agricultural Mediterranean area of central Italy were recorded during breeding seasons 2020-21. Camera traps identified 7 different predators’ species, mainly Western whip snake Hierophis viridiflavus and Black rat Rattus rattus. Uropygial secretions and hissing calls from chicks and incubating female inside the breeding cavity always saved the clutches, while no active defense was performed by parents if outside the nest. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Guido ENVELOPE(-60.933,-60.933,-64.050,-64.050) Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia 93 1 |
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Seventeen predation attempts on four Hoopoe Upupa epops nests in an heterogenous agricultural Mediterranean area of central Italy were recorded during breeding seasons 2020-21. Camera traps identified 7 different predators’ species, mainly Western whip snake Hierophis viridiflavus and Black rat Rattus rattus. Uropygial secretions and hissing calls from chicks and incubating female inside the breeding cavity always saved the clutches, while no active defense was performed by parents if outside the nest. |
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Predation attempts on Hoopoe Upupa epops nests in a rural Mediterranean area of central Italy |
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