Breeding ecology of the Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) in southern Turkey (Aves: Passeriformes)

Karaardic H., ÖZKAN L.

ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, cilt.59, sa.1, ss.6-9, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 59 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09397140.2013.795055
  • Dergi Adı: ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.6-9
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Breeding success, fledgling, first brood, second brood, predation, southern Turkey
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The breeding season of the Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) begins in southern Turkey in late-March (first clutch on 31 March) and extends over three months (latest start of breeding in mid-June). 78.4% pairs produced a second and 13.5% pairs a third brood. The incubation period lasted 12 to 14 days. The average clutch size was 3.97 eggs/nest (3-5 eggs), with a mean number of hatched eggs of 2.86 in first and 2.93 in second broods. The mean number of fledglings was 2.39 in the first and 1.52 in the second broods. The predation level was very high (25.4% nests and 45.3% hatchlings were predated) and the main predators were Hooded Crow (Corvus corone) and Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis).