Timing of moult and breeding in the Cape White-eye, Zosterops pallidus, from three different geographical regions in South Africa

Hulley, Patrick E; Craig, Adrian J F K; Underhill, George D; Bonnevie, Bo T; Nuttall, R J; De Swardt, D H

Title: Timing of moult and breeding in the Cape White-eye, Zosterops pallidus, from three different geographical regions in South Africa
Creator: Hulley, Patrick E, Craig, Adrian J F K, Underhill, George D, Bonnevie, Bo T, Nuttall, R J, De Swardt, D H
Subject: To be catalogued
Date: 2004
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/465570
Identifier: vital:76621
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1071/MU03055
Description: Cape White-eyes are widespread in South Africa, occurring in different climatic regions. We analysed primary moult data for large samples of this species from three geographical regions. There were no apparent long-term changes in duration or timing of moult during the nine years that the Western Cape results were collected, but sites within this region had different mean starting dates for primary moult. The Eastern Cape and Free State birds began moult about a month later than those in the Western Cape. This correlated well with the earlier breeding season in the Western Cape, and there was no evidence of overlap between moult and breeding. Mean primary moult duration was not significantly different among the sites or regions, and may be a species-specific trait. There was no evidence of regular long-distance movements in this species.
Format: 6 pages, pdf
Language: English
Relation: Emu-Austral Ornithology, Hulley, P.E., Craig, A.J.F.K., Underbill, G.D., Bonnevie, B.T., Nuttall, R.J. and De Swardt, D.H., 2004. Timing of moult and breeding in the Cape White-eye, Zosterops pallidus, from three different geographical regions in South Africa. Emu-Austral Ornithology, 104(4), pp.353-358, Emu-Austral Ornithology volume 104 number 4 353 358 2004 1448-5540
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