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Trans‐oceanic migration and wind utilization by Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis)

Ibis, EarlyView.
The Amur Falcon Falco amurensis performs one of the world's longest raptor migrations, involving a non‐stop crossing of the Indian Ocean of approximately 2800 km. While the existence of this route is known, the mechanistic details of wind exploitation and seasonal navigation remain to be fully elucidated.
Bernd‐Ulrich Meyburg, Rina Pretorius, Daniel Holte, Photos by B.‐U. Meyburg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eviction behaviour of the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus chicks

Journal of Avian Biology, 2007
We studied the eviction behaviour of common cuckoo Cuculus canorus chicks by video recording at nests of great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus and reed warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus .
Marcel Honza, Katerina Vošlajerová, Csaba Moskát   +2 more
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Egg eviction imposes a recoverable cost of virulence in chicks of a brood parasite. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
BackgroundChicks of virulent brood parasitic birds eliminate their nestmates and avoid costly competition for foster parental care. Yet, efforts to evict nest contents by the blind and naked common cuckoo Cuculus canorus hatchling are counterintuitive as
Michael G Anderson, Csaba Moskát, Miklós Bán, Tomás Grim, Phillip Cassey, Mark E Hauber   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Site‐specific curtailment thresholds substantially reduce bat mortality at wind energy facilities

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 10, October 2026.
Our findings demonstrate that site‐specific operational thresholds, derived from acoustic data and meteorological conditions, substantially reduce bat mortality at wind energy facilities. As the largest standardized assessment of curtailment effectiveness and the first in Europe, this study supports the widespread adoption of site‐specific curtailment ...
Andréas Ravache, Clara Mailhol, Brice Normand, Camille‐Amélie Sand, Elise Sivault, Fabien Verniest, Kévin Barré, Cyrielle Ballester, Aurélien Besnard, Christian Kerbiriou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Egg phenotype differentiation in sympatric cuckooCuculus canorusgentes [PDF]

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2010
AbstractThe brood parasitic common cuckooCuculus canorusconsists of gentes, which typically parasitize only a single host species whose eggs they often mimic. Where multiple cuckoo gentes co‐exist in sympatry, we may expect variable but generally poorer mimicry because of host switches or inter‐gens gene flow via males if these also contribute to egg ...
Anton, Antonov, B G, Stokke, J R, Vikan, F, Fossøy, P S, Ranke, E, Røskaft, A, Moksnes, A P, Møller, J A, Shykoff   +8 more
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The Importance, Challenges and Solutions of a Changing Climate for Conserving Migratory Animals and the Ecosystem Services They Provide

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 10, October 2026.
Each year, billions of animals undertake migratory journeys, resulting in large transfers of energy across the globe. Population declines in many migratory species have affected these, reducing ecosystem resilience. We quantify the value lost and show how conserving migratory species can contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation, and ...
Hannah F. R. Hereward, Madeleine G. Barton, Blaise Martay, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Kirsty H. Macphie, Sarah E. Scott, James M. Williams, Robert A. Robinson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Precisely targeting host activity for parasitism by Common Cuckoos

Avian Research
The evolution of parasitic strategies through tracking host life-history patterns represents a key adaptive trait in avian brood parasites. However, when hosts successfully exploit human-modified environments—such as diverse and concealed nesting sites ...
Guo Zhong, Guixia Wan, Longwu Wang, Wei Liang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Young cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) in the nest of the black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) [PDF]

, 2005
Na vinogradarskom području Andraševca (46°00’N, 15°57’E; sjeverozapadna Hrvatska) 15. lipnja 2004. godine našao sam mladu kukavicu (Cuculus canorus) u gnijezdu mrke crvenrepke (Phoenicurus ochruros). Gnijezdo se nalazilo na vanjskoj gredi drvene nastambe
Dolenec, Z.
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Complete egg clutches as memory template for host egg recognition

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 5, September 2026.
Egg recognition and rejection are among the most prevalent forms of host defense against brood parasitism. However, there is a lack of comprehensive data on the ability of hosts to update and modify their egg rejection strategy throughout the breeding cycle.
Fangfang Zhang, Jianping Liu, Jinmei Liu, Wei Liang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coevolution in action: disruptive selection on egg colour in an avian brood parasite and its host. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
Trait polymorphism can evolve as a consequence of frequency-dependent selection. Coevolutionary interactions between hosts and parasites may lead to selection on both to evolve extreme phenotypes deviating from the norm, through disruptive selection.Here,
Canchao Yang, Wei Liang, Yan Cai, Suhua Shi, Fugo Takasu, Anders P Møller, Anton Antonov, Frode Fossøy, Arne Moksnes, Eivin Røskaft, Bård G Stokke   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source