Title:

A survey of the bearded tit Panurus biarmicus during the non-breeding season in a landscape of western Poland

Subtitle:

Acta Ornithologica, vol. 38, no. 1 ; Wąsatka w okresie nielęgowym - występowanie w skali wycinka krajobrazu Wielkopolski ; Wintering of bearded tit

Creator:

Surmacki, Adrian ; Stępniewski, Janusz (ornitologia)

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Museum & Institute of Zoology

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2003

Description:

Bibliogr. p. 57-58 ; P. [53]-58 : ill. ; 27 cm ; Abstract in Polish

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Bearded Tit ; birds ; Great Poland (region) ; Poland ; Wielkopolska ; non-breeding season ; foraging ; reedbeds ; parrotbills ; Panurus biarmicus ; Paradoxornithidae ; Aves ; 2000-2001

Abstract:

The population of Bearded Tit was studied on a 1872 km2 study area of predominantly agricultural landscape in W Poland, near Poznań. During the non-breeding period (October-March) surveys were made every 10-14 days on a sample of 44 marshlands selected at random out of 240 suitable habitat patches found in the study area. Bearded Tits were found at least once in 66% of the patches surveyed, but the average percentage of patches occupied per single survey was 25% and did not vary across the non-breeding season. Re-occupancy of individual reed-bed patches in successive surveys averaged 54% and was lowest during early autumn and in the second half of the winter. 39% of the sites occupied during the winter were used as breeding sites in the spring following or preceding the survey. Of 17 breeding sites, 16 were used by Bearded Tits also outside the breeding season. The numbers of birds recorded peaked in second half of October and declined thereafter. Flock size averaged 3.1 (range 1-55) birds and correlated with total number of Bearded Tits recorded during the single survey. Birds mostly foraged on reed seeds taken from reed ears. Foraging on the ground occurred mostly at the beginning and at the end of non-breeding season. Searching for invertebrates peaked in December-January.

Relation:

Acta Ornithologica

Volume:

38

Issue:

1

Start page:

53

End page:

58

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.257-38-1 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4568-38-1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

European Union. European Regional Development Fund ; Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure

Access:

Closed