Killdeer parasitizes mountain plover nest

Killdeer parasitizes mountain plover nest

We discovered a Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) incubating a nest containing three Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) eggs and three Killdeer eggs. The nest had been incubated about two weeks when discovered and was depredated three days later.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Wilson journal of ornithology 2000-12, Vol.112 (4), p.454
Hauptverfasser: Jojola-Elverum, Susan M, Giesen, Kenneth M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Animal reproduction
Birds
Ornithology
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Zusammenfassung:We discovered a Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) incubating a nest containing three Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) eggs and three Killdeer eggs. The nest had been incubated about two weeks when discovered and was depredated three days later.
ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447