[en] In the spring of 1986, a nesting male Kingfisher was accidentally drown during ringing operation. He was the father of five 11 days old nestlings which later starved to death. His female was meanwhile brooding a second clutch. This cluth has been raised by a foster-father (an unknown adult male) whereas the female started a third clutch.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Libois, Roland ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Zoogéographie
Language :
French
Title :
Comportement d'adoption d'une nichée par un martin-pêcheur (Alcedo atthis) adulte
Alternative titles :
[en] An adult male kingfisher adopts a foreign brood
Publication date :
1987
Journal title :
Cahiers d'Ethologie
ISSN :
0778-7103
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Institut de Zoologie, Liège, Belgium
