First record of Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus laying in a Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus nest

Authors

  • Awatif Talbi University of Guelma - Department of Ecology and Environmental Engineering image/svg+xml
  • Farrah Samraoui University of Guelma - Department of Ecology and Environmental Engineering image/svg+xml
  • Laid Touati University of Guelma - Laboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides image/svg+xml
  • Boudjema Samraoui University of Guelma - Laboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides image/svg+xml
  • Corrado Battisti Torre Flavia’ LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) Station, Protected areas – Regional park Service. Roma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30456/avo.2021104

Keywords:

wetlands, waterbirds, Rallidae, egg dumping, brood parasitism, breeding, Ardeidae

Abstract

We discuss the possible mechanisms explaining the potential brood parasitism between Little Bittern and Common Moorhen by reporting the first case worldwide of a Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus laying on a nest of Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus recorded at Boussedra Pond (Algeria, Northern Africa). In this regard we review the cases of possible brood parasitism between Little Bittern and Common Moorhen.

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Author Biographies

Awatif Talbi, University of Guelma - Department of Ecology and Environmental Engineering

Université 8 Mai 1945 - Laboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides, Guelma, Algeria

 

Farrah Samraoui, University of Guelma - Department of Ecology and Environmental Engineering

Université 8 Mai 1945 - Laboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides, Guelma, Algeria

Laid Touati, University of Guelma - Laboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides

University of Constantine - Biology and Ecology Department, Constantine, Algeria

Boudjema Samraoui, University of Guelma - Laboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides

University Badji Mokhtar Annaba - Department of Biology, Annaba, Algeria

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Published

2021-05-06

How to Cite

Talbi, A., Samraoui, F., Touati, L., Samraoui, B., & Battisti, C. (2021). First record of Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus laying in a Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus nest. Avocetta, 45(1). https://doi.org/10.30456/avo.2021104

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Short communications

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