Breeding ecology of the Asian openbill in eastern Nepal: Larger trees support higher fledgling success.

ABSTRACT: Colonial nesting waterbirds in agricultural landscapes have historically received limited research attention, especially in South Asia. For example, the Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans) is a colonial species that extensively utilizes agricultural landscapes, yet there is a notable lack of substantial studies despite increasing urbanization across these landscapes. We investigated the factors affecting the breeding ecology of Asian openbills in eastern Nepal. We used a grid-based approach to locate stork colonies and monitored them throughout the breeding season from May to November for three consecutive years (2020-2022). Altogether, we observed a total of 67 active colonies, comprising 4020 active nests, which successfully fledged a total of 7566 chicks. Additionally, most of th

SUBMITTER: Tamang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11183904 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature