Observations on the breeding behaviour of the Stripe-breasted tit (Parus fasciiventer) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorYatuha, Jane
dc.contributor.authorDranzoa, Christine
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-27T08:08:23Z
dc.date.available2022-12-27T08:08:23Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYatuha, 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.xen_US
dc.identifier.other10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01185.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6643
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Ecologyen_US
dc.subjectBreeding behaviouren_US
dc.subjectNest boxen_US
dc.subjectParus fasciiventeren_US
dc.titleObservations on the breeding behaviour of the Stripe-breasted tit (Parus fasciiventer) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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