Breeding record of Common Hoopoe Upupa epops (Aves: Upupidae) at Satchari National Park in northeastern Bangladesh

Bio-Ecology of the Louse, Upupicola upupae, Infesting the Common Hoopoe, Upupa epops

Abstract The population characteristics of the louse, Upupicola upupae (Shrank) (Mallophaga: Philopteridae: Ishnocera), infesting the Common Hoopae, Upupa epops L. (Aves: Upupiformes), were recorded during 2007-08 in District Rampur, Uttar Pradesh India. The pattern of frequency distribution of the louse conformed to the negative binomial model. The lice and its nits were reared in vitro at 35 ...

First record of a breeding colony of black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus (Aves: Recurvirostridae) in northeastern Brazil.

aLaboratório de Ecologia Evolutiva e Molecular – ECOMOL, Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido – UFERSA, Campus Mossoró, Av. Francisco Mota, 572, CEP 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil bPrograma de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Conservação – PPEC, Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido – UFERSA, Campus Mossoró, Av. Francisco Mota, 572, CEP 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil cPrograma de Pós-graduação ...

Characterization of antimicrobial substances produced by Enterococcus faecalis MRR 10-3, isolated from the uropygial gland of the hoopoe (Upupa epops).

The uropygial gland (preen gland) is a holocrine secretory gland situated at the base of the tail in birds which produces a hydrophobic fatty secretion. In certain birds, such as the hoopoe, Upupa epops, the composition of this secretion is influenced by both seasonal and sexual factors, becoming darker and more malodorous in females and in their nestlings during the nesting phase. The secretio...

Breeding Raptor Census in Grand Teton National Park, 2001

Year-Round Tracking of Small Trans-Saharan Migrants Using Light-Level Geolocators

Since 1899 ringing (or banding) remained the most important source of information about migration routes, stopover sites and wintering grounds for birds that are too small to carry satellite-based tracking systems. Despite the large quantity of migrating birds ringed in their breeding areas in Europe, the number of ring recoveries from sub-Saharan Africa is very low and therefore the whereabout...