A flyway perspective of foraging activity in Eurasian Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca crecca

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  • C. Arzel
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Time–activity budgets in the family Anatidae are available for the wintering and breeding periods. We present the first flyway-level study of foraging time in a long-distance migrant, the Eurasian Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca crecca L., 1758 (‘‘Teal’’). Behavioral data from early and late spring staging, breeding, and molting sites were collected with standardized protocols to explore differences between the sexes, seasons, and diel patterns. Teal foraging activity was compared with that of the Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos L., 1758 and Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata L., 1758, and the potential effects of duck density and predator-caused disturbance were explored. In early spring, foraging time was moderate (50.5%) and mostly nocturnal (45%). It increased dramatically in all three species at migration stopovers and during molt, mostly because of increased diurnal foraging, while nocturnal foraging remained fairly constant along the flyway. These patterns adhere to the ‘‘income breeding’’ strategy expected for this species. No differences between the sexes were recorded in either species studied. Teal foraging time was positively correlated with density of Teal and all ducks present, but negatively correlated with predator disturbance. Our study suggests that Teal, in addition to being income breeders, may also be considered as income migrants; they find the energy necessary to migrate at staging sites along the flyway. Résumé : Les budgets–temps des Anatidae sont disponibles pour les périodes d’hivernage et de reproduction. Nous présentons la première étude, à l’échelle d’une voie de migration, du temps d’approvisionnement d’un migrateur de longue distance, la sarcelle d’hiver, Anas crecca crecca L., 1758. Les données comportementales de début et fin de migration printanière, reproduction et mue ont été obtenues, avec le même protocole, afin de tester les différences entre sexes, saisons et variations nycthémérales. L’approvisionnement des sarcelles est comparé à celui des canards colverts, Anas platyrhynchos L., 1758, et des canards souchets, Anas clypeata L., 1758; les effets de la densité de canards et du dérangement par les prédateurs sont également testés. Au début du printemps, le temps d’approvisionnement était court (50,5 %), et essentiellement nocturne (45 %). Il augmentait ensuite de façon spectaculaire pour les trois espèces sur les haltes migratoires et durant la mue (principalement à cause de l’approvisionnement diurne, l’approvisionnement nocturne étant constant). Ceci s’accorde avec la stratégie de « reproducteur sur revenu » attendue chez ces espèces. Aucune différence inter-sexe n’a été relevée chez les espèces étudiées. Le temps d’approvisionnement des sarcelles était corrélé positivement avec leur densité et celle de l’ensemble des canards présents et négativement avec le dérangement par les prédateurs. Les sarcelles seraient des reproducteurs mais également des migrateurs sur revenu, trouvant l’énergie nécessaire à leur migration en

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تاریخ انتشار 2007