- Title
- African birds as army ant followers
- Creator
- Craig, Adrian J F K
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2022
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/448772
- Identifier
- vital:74759
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-022-01987-0
- Description
- Ant-following birds have been studied extensively in the Neotropics, but much less information is currently available for the Afrotropics. There are published records of 168 African bird species from 37 families foraging in association with driver ants (Dorylus, sub-family Dorylinae). However, of 52 bird species assessed as regular ant-followers, 38 belong to three families, which are disproportionately represented compared to other large Afrotropical bird families: Muscicapidae (18 spp.), Pycnonotidae (13 spp.) and Turdidae (7 spp.). The extent to which these birds are dependent on ants through their annual cycle is not known. African driver ants forage primarily under shaded, humid conditions by day, and may spend a month or longer underground. Conservation assessments of African forest habitats suggest that both driver ants and ant-following birds may be especially sensitive to the loss of forest cover.
- Format
- 9 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Journal of Ornithology, Craig, A.J., 2022. African birds as army ant followers. Journal of Ornithology, 163(3), pp.623-631, Journal of Ornithology volume 163 number 3 623 631 2022 2193-7206
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Craig, Adrian JFK (Prof)
RU Department of Zoology and Entomology
SDG 15. Life On Land
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