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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ftunivmob:oai:nmbu.brage.unit.no:11250/2661455 2023-05-15T18:04:18+02:00 Reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra Badia, Rudy Steyaert, Sam Puliti, Stefano Blaalid, Rakel Frank, Shane 2019-12-17T12:53:10Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2661455 https://doi.org/10.15845/on.v42i0.2639 eng eng Ornis Norvegica. 2019, 42 36-40. urn:issn:1892-9737 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2661455 https://doi.org/10.15845/on.v42i0.2639 cristin:1761877 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no CC-BY-NC-ND 36-40 42 Ornis Norvegica Peer reviewed Journal article 2019 ftunivmob https://doi.org/10.15845/on.v42i0.2639 2021-09-23T20:16:09Z 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 (Anthus pratensis), Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica,), and Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus). 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. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Tundra Lapland Open archive Norwegian University of Life Sciences: Brage NMBU 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 (Anthus pratensis), Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus), Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica,), and Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus). 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. publishedVersion |
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Badia, Rudy Steyaert, Sam Puliti, Stefano Blaalid, Rakel Frank, Shane Reindeer carcasses provide foraging habitat for insectivorous birds of the alpine tundra |
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Badia, Rudy Steyaert, Sam Puliti, Stefano Blaalid, Rakel Frank, Shane |
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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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