Factors affecting breeding success and the quality of nestlings in the European Roller
Abstract
The European Roller (Coracias garrulus) is a rare, endangered and protected bird species in Hungary. It is very important that we know the biology and life-history of this species. In this study we investigated how breeding site characteristics affected the breeding success of these birds and the quality of their nestlings. We collected data in 2016 and 2017 in the Borsodi-Mezőség Landscape Protected Area within Bükki National Park, and Felső-Kiskunság within Kiskunsági National Park. We found that the height of nestboxes was positively related to the number of fledglings. One of the reasons of this might be that parents breeding higher are older and have more experience than those that nest on lower place. There were more nestlings that fledged in Felső-Kiskunság than in Borsodi-Mezőség. The evaluation of the difference between those two places is important from a nature conservation point of view which can be the reason for further survey.
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