Creator:

Kopij, Grzegorz

Title:

Nesting sites of the Cape Sparrow "Passer Melanurus" in Maloti/Drakensber, Southern Africa

Group publication title:

Inter. Studies of Sparrows

Subject and Keywords:

nest sites ; weavers ; Lesotho

Abstract:

In Maloti/Drakensberg region, southern Africa, Cape Sparrow locates nests (N=108) mainly in trees (38.9%), shrubs (27.8%) and man-made structures (29.6%). Most occupied trees were exotic (31.6%), while all (27.8%) occupied shrubs were indigenous. A few nests (3.8%) were found in disused weavers` nests. Nesting sites ranged in height from 1.5 m to 10 m above the ground; on average ? 4.2 m (N=52).

Publisher:

Zielona Góra: University of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Biological Sciences

Date:

2013

Resource Type:

artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

DOI:

10.1515/isspar-2015-0022

Pages:

28-31

Source:

International Studies on Sparrows, vol. 37

Language:

eng

Rights:

Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego