A record of communal nesting in the barn owl (Tyto alba)

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serval:BIB_4F08F30EA6F0
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
UNIL/CHUV
Title
A record of communal nesting in the barn owl (Tyto alba)
Journal
Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Author(s)
Hadad E., Roulin A., Charter M.
ISSN
1938-5447 (electronic)
ISSN-L
1559-4491
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
127
Number
1
Pages
114-119
Language
english
Abstract
We report a unique case of two female Barn Owls laying eggs and incubating together in a single nest cup in a communal nest. A trio of two females and one male bred in an abandoned water tower in 2013 in Israel. Both females incubated/brooded together in the communal nest, and all three individuals brought food to the communal family. The two females laid 20 eggs, of which 19 hatched and 16 fledged.
Keywords
Barn Owl, communal nesting, cooperative breeding, Israel, polygamy, Tyto alba
URN
urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_4F08F30EA6F02
OAI-PMH
oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_4F08F30EA6F0
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000351460800014
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10/10/2014 9:08
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