Supermarkets - a wintering habitat for House Sparrow Passer domesticus L.

• Autorzy: Skorka P , Lenda M. , Skorka J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Animals often co-exist with humans inside buildings, however in birds such cases are only sporadically noted. In this paper we describe the occurrence of House Sparrows in supermarket interiors. The probability of House Sparrows presence was higher in larger markets and during winter period. The abundance and density of birds were positively and negatively related to the size of the supermarket, respectively. The birds were active at night. They foraged mainly along market shelves on bakery products, vegetables and cereals. We did not observe nesting inside market halls. The supermarkets seem to be hospitable wintering place for this species, however they may also be ecological traps imprisoning the birds once they find their way in. Moreover, House Sparrows may contaminate food, thus, the presence of such species inside supermarkets should be controlled.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

House Sparrow; Passer domesticus; bird; wintering habitat; supermarket; market; night; activity; pest; food contamination; feeding behaviour

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: 57
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.597-603,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Skorka P

• Polish Academy of Sciences, Mickiewicza 33, 31-120 Krakow, Poland

autor

Lenda M.

autor

Skorka J.

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