Breeding ecology of the Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor (Glareolidae) on semi-arid grazing land in Souss-Massa National Park, southwestern Morocco
Yassine Teyar, Dimitri Giunchi, Mohamed El Bekkay, Widade Oubrou, Mohammed Znari, Mohamed Aourir
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AbstractThis study presents the first data on the breeding ecology of the Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor (family Glareolidae) in a grazed semi-arid steppe in southwestern Morocco. The egg-laying occurred between early May and July, with most nests found between May and June. The observed mean clutch size (1.86 ± 0.36 SD, n = 21 nests) and mean egg volume (11.59 ± 1.03 cm3, n = 39 eggs) were comparable to those recorded in the subspecies C. c. exsul in Cape Verde. Nest survival recorded over the whole incubation period was relatively high.Écologie de la reproduction du Courvite isabelle Cursorius cursor dans les pâturages semiarides du Parc National de Souss-Massa, sud-ouest du MarocCette étude présente les premières données sur l’écologie de la reproduction du Courvite isabelle Cursorius cursor dans une steppe pâturée du sud-ouest du Maroc. La ponte a eu lieu entre début mai et juillet, la plupart des nids ayant été trouvés entre mai et juin. La taille moyenne observée des pontes (1.86 ± 0.36 SD, n = 21 nids) et l’indice de volume moyen des oeufs (11.59 ± 1.03 cm3, n = 39 oeufs) étaient comparables à ceux enregistrés chez C. c. exsul au Cap-Vert. La survie des nids enregistrée sur l’ensemble de la période d’incubation était relativement élevée.Keywords: CharadriiformesCursorius spnestsNorth Africasteppewader
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