Nesting Characteristics of 12 Common Forest Birds in Two Nature Reserves, Guangdong, China
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Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resources Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China

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    [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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LI Wang-Ming, ZOU Fa-Sheng. 2024. Nesting Characteristics of 12 Common Forest Birds in Two Nature Reserves, Guangdong, China. Chinese Journal of Zoology, 59(2): 181-189.

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  • Received:December 30,2022
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