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Grey Heron Ardea cinerea "spearfishing" swifts? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A Grey Heron Ardea cinerea was observed during the early hours of the morning of 28 September 2012 on the Bloemhof Dam, within its namesake Nature Reserve, feeding on a Little Swift Apus ...
Power, RJ
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The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis (Pelecaniformes:Ardeidae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018
The White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis is Critically Endangered wading bird. In this study, we first sequenced and described the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogeny of A. insignis. The whole genome of A.
Yubao Duan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends of some wintering waterbirds in Lazio (1993-2006)

open access: yesRivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2012
Since the 90s, censuses of wintering waterfowl have been carried out in the main wetlands of Lazio. We analysed the trends of 31 species in the 1993-2006 period (base year 1993) by means of TRIM (Trends and Indices Monitoring data) software (Model 3 ...
Massimo Brunelli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cleptoparasitismo de Garza Mora (Ardea cocoi) sobre Gaviota Cocinera (Larus dominicanus) en San Clemente del Tuyú, Buenos Aires, Argentina

open access: yesNuestras Aves, 2022
El cleptoparasitismo es el robo del alimento por parte de individuos de una especie obtenido por individuos de la misma u otra especie. En este artículo reporto un caso de cleptoparasitismo de una Garza Mora (Ardea cocoi) sobre una Gaviota ...
Alejandro Mouchard
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the exploration: implications of leaving or remaining at the natal site during the early stages of independence in a partially migratory bird

open access: yesIbis, Volume 168, Issue 4, Page 1210-1229, October 2026.
Despite being an important fraction of any animal population, juveniles are a severely understudied group. Juveniles often need to learn an array of skills that allow them to survive independently and do so while undertaking decisions that may impact their fitness, recruitment and survival, having therefore relevant demographic implications.
Manuela S. Rodrigues   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Courtship display behavior influences tail myology in Centrocercus minimus (Gunnison sage‐grouse)

open access: yesJournal of Anatomy, Volume 249, Issue 4, Page 705-713, October 2026.
Courtship displays among birds are widespread, particularly those which incorporate raised tail feathers for extended periods of time. The Gunnison sage‐grouse (Centrocercus minimus) is such a species. When we compared the tail muscles of the sage‐grouse to birds which do not engage in erected tail fan postures, both morphology proportional mass ...
Alexander D. Clark   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grey Herons Ardea cinerea hunting and eating Little Swifts Apus affinis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This note reports on Grey Herons' (Ardea cinerea) predation on Little Swifts (Apus affinis) at Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve, North-West Province.
Xurxo Piñeiro, Piñeiro, Xurxo
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Nesting of water birds in ensenada de la paz, baja california sur, mexico (1992-1994)

open access: yesCiencias Marinas, 1997
Se registra la anidación de aves acuáticas en la Ensenada de La Paz, de 1992 a 1994. Se contabilizaron 13 especies anidantes: Ardea herodias, Bubulcus ibis, Egretta rufescens, E. thula, E. tricolor, E. caerulea, Nyctanassa violacea, Nycticorax nycticorax,
F. Becerril-M., R. Carmona
doaj   +1 more source

On an undescribed species of Ardea (Ardea lansbergei)

open access: yes, 1879
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +2 more sources

Variation in Bird Gut Microbiota Across Dietary Guilds and Migratory Strategies

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
This study analyzed the gut microbiota of birds from different ecological types in Nanning, Guangxi, and found that different dietary habits (omnivory, carnivory, and herbivory) and migratory strategies (migratory and resident) significantly altered the gut microbiota of birds, but migration did not increase the inter‐individual variability of gut ...
Wenjing Zhou   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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