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A new quill mite species Neopicobia hepburni sp. nov. is described from the Ecuadorian Piculet Picumnus sclateri Taczanowski (type host) and the Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus Lafresnaye (Piciformes: Picidae) from Peru. Females of N. hepburni are distinguishable from most similar species N. ea Skoracki et Unsoeld by the propodonotal shield divided into 3 sclerites, the pygidial shield with a vertical furrow and wing-like appendages, the presence of the genital lobes, setae f2 2.7 times longer than f1 and length ratio of ag1:ag2:ag3 equals 2:1:2. In females of N. ea, the propodonotal shield is entire, the pygidial shield is oval, without vertical furrow and appendages, the genital lobes are absent, setae f2 are 4.5–5.5 times longer than f1 and length ratios of ag1:ag2:ag3 are 2.2–2.7:1:3–3.2.
The paper contains a review of quill mites of the subfamily Picobiinae (Acari: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae) associated with woodpeckers (Aves: Piciformes: Picidae). Three new species are described: Picobia mentalis Skoracki et Unsoeld sp. nov. from Picus mentalis Temminck, Neopicobia ea Skoracki et Unsoeld sp. nov. from Celeus flavus (St. Mueller) (type host), C. elegans (St. Mueller), C. torquatus (Boddaert), and Neopicobia freya Skoracki et Unsoeld sp. nov. from Dryocopus galeatus (Temminck) (type host) and Piculus rubiginosus (Swainson). Additionally, six new host species for Picobia heeri Haller, 1878 and 12 new host species for Picobia dryobatis (Fritsch, 1956) are reported. A complete list of the picobiines parasitising birds of the family Picidae is presented in the tabular form.
Microsatellites are currently a popular genetic marker in population and conservation genetics. Initial identification of the marker is expensive and labourconsuming, therefore cross-species microsatellite amplification is often use in species with a poorly recognized genome. The aim of our study was to assess the possibility of using microsatellite markers described for white-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos in genetic studies of other species of European Picidae. The set of six microsatellites was tested on nine woodpecker species. For each of them we describe number of loci successfully amplified and their level of polymorphism. We briefly discuss the possibility of utilizing tested markers in population and ecological studies of Picidae.
Intersexual differences in foraging patterns during three winters with different availability of Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris cones were studied. Decreased cone availability was associated with changes in foraging behaviour: (1) both sexes used less cones and exploited more bark/wood; (2) both sexes increased their foraging diversity as they were forced to exploit other food sources; (3) intersexual niche overlap decreased significantly. Males were significantly more aggressive and territorial in cone poor winters than in winters with rich cone crops. Conclusions: territoriality in Great Spotted Woodpecker reduced intraspecific competition for food in winter. Territoriality, in the case studied, was a behavioural adaptation which is plastic and depends on food availability.
Woodpeckers are a very good indicators of forest naturalness. The fact that many species of these birds are in decline in central and western Europe resulted from changes in forest management (e.g. favouring coniferous forest, removal of dead trees). The aim of this research was to evaluate the importance of patches of deciduous species for the occurrence of some specialized woodpeckers in the conditions of Scots pine dominated stands. The study focused on species associated with deciduous forest, i.e. middle spotted woodpecker Leiopicus medius (L.), white−backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos (Bechstein) and grey−headed woodpecker Picus canus (Gmelin). Statistical analyses were performed for the woodpeckers, which occurred in more than 10 territories. The studies were performed in 2015−2017 in the southern part of the Sandomierz Basin in three study areas (52,6−59 km²). Two plots were dominated by black alder Alnus glutinosa and oak Quercus sp., while the third one was characterized by the highest share of black alder, followed by silver birch Betula pendula and oak. Deciduous trees at the age over 80 years accounted for less than 2% of the total area of each plot. The most abundant bird species in patches of deciduous forest was the middle spotted woodpecker (25 territories), while the rarest was white−backed woodpecker (1 territory). Grey−headed woodpecker appeared in 12 territories. The density of woodpeckers in deciduous forest areas ranged from 0.45 territories/100 ha for grey−headed woodpecker to 1.54 territories/100 ha for the middle spotted woodpecker. In the alder patches we found all territories of grey−headed woodpecker, 24% territories of the middle spotted woodpecker and single territories of white−backed woodpecker. The patches dominated by oak accounted for about 76% of territories of middle spotted woodpecker. The average area of the patches with presence of middle spotted woodpecker and grey woodpecker was significantly higher than the patches where woodpeckers were absent. The middle spotted woodpecker occurred in the forest patches with the highest average age. Redundancy Analysis (RDA) demonstrated that the occurrence of middle spotted woodpecker was most strongly associated with the area of the patches over 10 ha, while the grey−headed woodpecker preferred mature forest stands of alder. These species abundance was negatively correlated with a patch area less than 10 ha.
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