Analysis of the territorial vocalization ritual of the common pheasant Phasianus colchicus

  • Piotr Czyżowski Department of Animal Ethology and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8587-246X
  • Mirosław Karpiński Department of Animal Ethology and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3325-4894
  • Sławomir Beeger Department of Animal Ethology and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4569-8273
  • Damian Zieliński Department of Animal Ethology and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9131-2688
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.66.3.299.2020
Keywords: common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, behavior, mating period, vocalization

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the ritual of territorial vocalization of pheasant cocks. The research aim was to determine whether the duration of the ritual of the territorial vocalization of pheasant cocks depends on the season of the year or whether it is an individual feature. The work was performed based on the analysis of film recordings of 7 male pheasants recorded in the Bystrzyca Valley in Lublin (Poland). Several-minute recordings were made from April 19 to June 27, 2018 in the morning (around 6: 00-8: 00). The characteristic for the species ritual vocalization were divided into four phases. The study concluded that the average duration of individual phases of ritual vocalization in individual birds varies and is an individual value. The number flaps of the wings before and after the vocalization varies depending on the cock and is bird-specific, and depends to a small extent on the month of observation.

Published
2020-08-07
How to Cite
CzyżowskiP., KarpińskiM., BeegerS., & ZielińskiD. (2020). Analysis of the territorial vocalization ritual of the common pheasant Phasianus colchicus. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 66(3), 299–308. https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.66.3.299.2020
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Vol. 66 No. 3 (2020): Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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