Gordon, Alasdair I.V. and Harrison, Nancy M. (2010) Observations of mixed-species bird flocks at Kichwa Tembo Camp, Kenya. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology. ISSN 0030-6525
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Abstract
Mixed-species foraging flocks were studied at Kichwa Tembo Camp on the edge the Masia Mara National Reserve in Kenya between July and September 2004. Observations were made on 29 mixed-species flocks, in which 24 species participated. African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis, Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla, Grey-backed Cameroptera Camaroptera brachyura, Collard Sunbird Hedydipna collaris and Cabanis’s Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi were the most common participants in mixed-species flocks, as well as among the most frequently encountered bird species overall. The Black-backed Puffback was identified as the nuclear species in flocks due to their abundance and frequency with which they were followed by other species. Mixed-species flocks represent another niche dimension in this diverse bird community, but few of these species could be described as flock specialists; most of the birds observed in mixed-species flocks in this study were opportunistic attendant species, including the African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta, not previously described as joining mixed-species flocks.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Additional Information: | Citation: Gordon, A.I.V. and Harrison, N.M., 2010. Observations of mixed-species bird flocks at Kichwa Tembo Camp, Kenya. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 81(3), pp.259-264.. |
Faculty: | ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018) |
Depositing User: | Repository Admin |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2011 14:57 |
Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2019 16:14 |
URI: | http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/133860 |
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