Observations on the breeding behaviour of the Stripe-breasted tit (Parus fasciiventer) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
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2010
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African Journal of Ecology
Abstract
The motivation of this study was to investigate some
hitherto unknown information on the breeding ecology of
the Stripe-breasted Tit (Parus fasciiventer) in Bwindi
Impenetrable National Park, south-western Uganda. Parus
fasciiventer is one of the least studied and endemic bird
species restricted to the montane forests of the Albertine
Rift. Regionally, it is classified as near-threatened. The
study was carried out around the Institute of Tropical
Forest Conservation Ruhija camp and the period of study
was from January to June 2003. Data were generated
through direct observation at the nest box sites of three
active nests. Each of the nest boxes was monitored from
the time of nest building to the time the chicks fledged.
Results and comparative assessments from this study
demonstrate that P. fasciiventer, compared with its temperate
congeners like Great Tits (Parus major), Marsh Tits
(Parus palustris), Crested Tits (Parus cristatus), Coal Tits
(Parus ater) and Blue Tits (Parus caeruleus), raised small
broods and had longer nestling period. The findings further
revealed that the species is capable of raising more than
one brood in a single breeding season and provide further
evidence that it is a cooperative breeder. Parents participated
equally in raising the young, an indication of pure
parenting in the species.
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Breeding behaviour, Nest box, Parus fasciiventer
Citation
Yatuha, J., & Dranzoa, C. (2010). Observations on the breeding behaviour of the Stripe‐breasted tit (Parus fasciiventer) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 48(2), 511-516. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01185.x