Does the stork bring home the owl? Dusky Eagle‐Owls Bubo coromandus breeding on Woolly‐necked Stork Ciconia episcopus nests

We documented nests built by Woolly‐necked Storks, a large waterbird, being preferentially reused by Dusky Eagle‐Owls, a large raptor, with nest sites located close to irrigation canals in Haryana, India. This novel commensal relationship observed in an agricultural landscape underscores the need to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biotropica 2022-05, Vol.54 (3), p.561-565
Hauptverfasser:	Sundar, K. S. Gopi, Ahlawat, Rakesh, Dalal, Devender Singh, Kittur, Swati
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	agricultural biodiversity Agricultural land Aquatic birds Breeding Bubo coromandus Canals Ciconia episcopus Eucalyptus trees Forest protection habitat suitability interspecific relationship Irrigation canals Nests nest‐site selection Tropical climate Tropical forests Waterfowl
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