Vocal behavior of Crested Guineafowl (Guttera edouardi) based on visual and sound playback surveys in the Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

[...]on six occasions the birds were called up with playbacks and when the observer returned along the same transect 10 to 15 min later, the birds were still foraging in one group in the same general area, about 20 to 30 m from where they were initially located. [...]more tests are required especial...

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Published inAvian research Vol. 6; no. 1
Main Author van Niekerk, Johann H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Beijing Elsevier Limited 21.07.2015
Subjects
Behavior
Birds
Foraging behavior
Forests
Response rates
Sound
Trees
Trends
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Summary:[...]on six occasions the birds were called up with playbacks and when the observer returned along the same transect 10 to 15 min later, the birds were still foraging in one group in the same general area, about 20 to 30 m from where they were initially located. [...]more tests are required especially since this study did not cover any breeding activities or when offspring were present.
ISSN:2053-7166
2053-7166
DOI:10.1186/s40657-015-0022-1