First report of fishing in the European Blackbird Turdus merula

• Autorzy: Raes A , Lefebvre L. , Jordaens K.

Warianty tytułu

PL

Pierwsza obserwacja kosa lowiacego ryby

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

During two hours of observation, a female Blackbird made approximately 30 attempts to catch fish, 20 of which were successful. The bird watched and followed a minnow shoal in shallow parts of the river, hopping from stone to stone in a way that resembled its normal behaviour when catching earthworms. The bird only caught small individuals (5-7 cm). Larger individuals were present in the river but were not seen within the shoal and were not attacked.

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Samica kosa, podczas dwugodzinnej obserwacji, około 30-krotnie podejmowała próby schwytania strzebli potokowych (w tym 20 zakończonych sukcesem). Ptak polował na ryby na płyciźnie rzecznej, przeskakując po kamieniach w sposób przypominający zachowanie podczas chwytania dżdżownic (Fig. 1). Ofiarą kosa padały tylko osobniki niewielkie, o dł. 5-7 cm.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Blackbird; feeding innovation; Turdus merula; fish; fishing; diet; bird; European Blackbird zob.Blackbird

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Ornithologica
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 43
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.231-234,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Raes A

• University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium

autor

Lefebvre L.

autor

Jordaens K.

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