Predation Risk Does Not Delay Breeding but Reduces Nest Survival in High-Arctic Shorebirds. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe assessed the impact of arctic foxes' predation pressure on two sympatric sandpiper species. Fox activity influenced the breeding ecology of both sandpipers, with earlier nest initiations and lower nest survival rates in areas of high fox activity. ABSTRACT Understanding predator–prey interactions is crucial for correctly answering many fundamental ...
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Phylogenetic position and subspecies divergence of the endangered New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus), an endangered shorebird of the family Charadriidae, is endemic to New Zealand where two subspecies are recognized. These subspecies are not only separated geographically, with C. o.
Julia M I Barth +2 more
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A Derived Morphology of the Quadrate May Support a Previously Unrecognized Major Higher-Level Clade of Neoavian Birds. [PDF]
J MorpholThe avian quadrate plays a critical role in cranial kinesis, but few comparative studies exist of its morphological variation across higher‐level taxa. In this study, the occurrence of a markedly concave articular facet of the condylus medialis is surveyed across neornithine birds.
Mayr G.
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Ecology and Society, 2023 We examined different water management strategies for Taiqu Saltpan, which is part of the Qigu Saltpan Wetland complex in Tainan, Taiwan. The Taiqu saltpans are surrounded by artificial dikes, lack a water management plan, have insufficient water input ...
Hsiao-Wen Wang +2 more
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Aberrant coloration in waterbirds from the Lake of Zumpango, State of México
Huitzil, 2018 Reportamos la presencia de cuatro especies de aves acuáticas con leucismo parcial en la Laguna de Zumpango, Estado de México. Los individuos que observamos, de coloración aberrante, fueron los siguientes: un polluelo recién eclosionado del ibis cara ...
Araceli Janette Rodríguez-Casanova +1 more
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Comportamiento y reproducción de Vanellus chilensis (Charadriidae) en Imbabura, Ecuador
Biota Colombiana, 2018 Se describen la reproducción, alimentación, cuidado parental, crecimiento, comportamiento y territorialidad de Vanellus chilensis, con base en observaciones de tres territorios ubicados en los alrededores del lago San Pablo, Imbabura, Ecuador. El hábitat
Patricio Mena-Valenzuela
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First record of Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Charadriidae), Northern Lapwing, in Malaysia at the southernmost occurrence of the species’ range [PDF]
Check ListVanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Charadriidae), Northern Lapwing, is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to declines in the availability of its habitat since 1980.
Mohd Ros Effendi, Mohammad Saiful Mansor
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First record of Vanellus resplendens (Tschudi, 1843) (Aves, Charadriidae) from Podocarpus National Park, Ecuador [PDF]
Check ListWe document the first record of Vanellus resplendens (Tschudi, 1843) (Charadriidae) in Podocarpus National Park, southern Ecuador. On 15 May 2025, an adult was observed at 2,802 m a.s.l. in El Tiro (Abra de Zamora), Zamora Chinchipe.
Wilson Zúñiga-Sarango +2 more
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, 2007 Family Charadriidae Vanellus chilensis cayannensis (Gmelin) Athesmia heterolecithodes (Braun, 1899) Vanellus chilensis lampronotus (Wagler) Levinseniella cruzi Travassos ...
Cremonte, Florencia, Drago, Fabiana B.
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Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2022 Il fratino (Charadrius alexandrinus, Charadriformes) è una specie con distribuzione ampia che comprende i litorali di tutta la fascia temperata e subtropicale di Europa, Asia ed Africa.
Monica Guerrini +3 more
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