First Records of Conspecific Brood Parasitism in Two Species of Small Passerines : Lesser Whitethroat and Common Linnet

• Autorzy: Wuczyński Andrzej , Hałupka Lucyna , Maroń Aleksandra

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2021.69.2.005

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We provide the first records of possible conspecific brood parasitism in the lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca and the common linnet Linaria cannabina, two species of small passerines. In 2018 we found two unusually large clutches, one for each species (8 and 9 eggs, respectively), both containing two distinct egg morphs differing in coloration. Further detailed analysis of egg morphology and brood phenology (in the whitethroat) suggested that the eggs in each nest had been laid by different females. Surprisingly, two seemingly full sized clutches were laid in both nests, a pattern that is unusual in conspecific brood parasitism in passerines, whose nests are typically parasitized with single eggs. Alternatives to conspecific brood parasitism are therefore discussed. We argue that traditional field-based methods, when carefully used, may be sufficient to document brood parasitism recorded during occasional observations. We finally conclude that enlarged broods, resulting from conspecific brood parasitism, are probably more frequent than expected, but they may be often overlooked.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

egg dumping; enlarged clutch; host-parasite interaction; intraspecific brood parasitism; Linaria cannabina; Sylvia curruca

PL

wyrzucanie jaj; powiększone lęgi; interakcja gospodarz-pasożyt; wewnątrzgatunkowe pasożytnictwo na lęgach; Linaria cannabina; makolągwa zwyczajna; Sylvia curruca; piegża zwyczajna; pokrzewka piegża

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 69, nr 2
• Strony: 124--133
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 33 poz., fot., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Wuczyński Andrzej

• Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Mickiewicza 33, 31-120 Kraków, Poland

autor

Hałupka Lucyna

• Ornithological Station, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, Poland

autor

Maroń Aleksandra

• Modrzewiowa str. 34, 55-003 Nadolice Wielkie, Poland

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