A comparison of nest-site characteristics for two sympatric Estrildid finches (Uraeginthus spp.) in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: It is well known that birds have great diversity in nesting strategies, but we still have limited knowledge of the variation among species that share the habitat. Here, I will report and compare the nesting strategies between the two sympatric songbirds. Blue-capped (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) and red-cheeked cordon-bleus (Uraeginthus bengalus) are socially monogamous, biparental songbirds (family Estrildidae) that sympatrically inhabit arid landscapes with trees and bushes in East Africa. Both species build domed nests with grasses that are often located near wasp nests. They also sometimes take over old weaver (family Ploceidae) nests. While these nesting strategies are already described as common behavioral traits in both species in the literature, interspecies variation i

SUBMITTER: Ota N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9547246 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature