Abstract
In this study, habitat preferences of the European Rollers (Coracias garrulus) in the Northern
Anatolia was investigated, in 2014 breeding season. Total of
31 breeding pairs in 4 certain roller sites were located. The average distance
between the breeding territories was 1.2 km in one of the roller sites with 17
pairs. Both solitary and colonial breeding pairs were recorded. Overall, 8, 2 and 2 nests (total
of 12 nests) were located on sand quarries, concrete buildings and abandoned
magpie nests on electrical poles, respectively. The habitat preferences were
determined within a radius of 300 m and 1000 m around the nest site for the
breeding and foraging habitats, respectively. We conducted the spatial analysis
in ArcGIS 10.5 using Corine Land Cover 2012 database. Agricultural areas were
the major land cover types where the European Rollers breed in our study. Use
of unfavorable habitats and other nest sites including magpie nests necessitated
a conservation program for the European Rollers in the study area.
Supporting Institution
Hitit University BAP
Project Number
(FEF19001.14.004).
Thanks
We thank E. Ersoy for helpful comments. This work was supported by Hitit University BAP (FEF19001.14.004).
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- Avilés JM, Sánchez JM, Parejo D 2000. Nest-site Selection and Breeding Success in the Roller (Coracias garrulus) in the Southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Journal für Ornithologie, 141:345-350.
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- Kirwan GM, Boyla K, Castell P, Demirci B, Özen M et al. 2008. The birds of Turkey. A&C Black, London. 512 p.
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- R Core Team 2017. R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing. Vienna (Austria): R Foundation for Statistical Computing. www.R-project.org\
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- Sackl P, Tiefenbach M, Ilzer W, Preiler J, Wieser B 2004. Monitoring the Austrian Relict Population of European Roller Coracias garrulus – A Review of Preliminary Data and Conservation Implications. Acrocephalus, 25: 51-57.
- Snow D, Perrins CM 1998. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. New York, Oxford University Press.
- Sosnowski J, Chmielewski S 1996. Breeding Biology of the Roller Coracias garrulus in Puszcza Pilicka Forest (Central Poland). Acta Ornithologica, 31: 119-131. Tienfenbach M 2009. Habitat Selection in Foraging European Rollers (Coracias garrulus) in Eastern Austria. Universität Wien, master thesis, 28 p.
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Abstract
Bu
çalışmada, gökkuzgunların 2014 yılı üreme döneminde Kuzey Anadolu’daki habitat
tercihleri değerlendirilmiştir. 4 ayrı üreme bölgesinde toplam 31 adet çift
tespit edilmiştir. 17 çiftin bulunduğu üreme alanında yuvalar arasındaki
ortalama mesafenin 1.2 km olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çalışma alanı içinde hem
soliter çiftler hem de koloniyal halde üreyen çiftler kaydedilmiştir. 8 tanesi
toprak yarlarda, 2 tanesi beton binalardaki oyuklarda, 2 tanesi de elektrik
direklerinde bulunan saksağan yuvalarında olmak üzere toplam 12 adet aktif yuva
yeri tespit edilmiştir. Gökkuzgunların üreme ve beslenme habitatı tercihleri
sırasıyla 300 ve 1000 m yarıçaplı alanlarda değerlendirilmiş ve alansal
analizler ArcGIS 10.5 programında Corine Land Cover 2012 veri tabanı
kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tarım arazilerinin, çalışma alanı içindeki
gökkuzgunların ürediği alanlarda en önemli arazi örtüsü tiplerini oluşturduğu
belirlenmiştir. Gökkuzgunların saksağan yuvaları gibi uygun olmayan yuva
yerlerini ve uygun olmayan habitatları kullanmaları çalışma alanında bu türe
yönelik bir koruma programının gerekliliğini ortaya koymaktadır.
Project Number
(FEF19001.14.004).
References
- Avilés JM, Costillo E 1997. A Roller (Coracias garrulus) Presumably Nesting in a White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Nest. Butlletí del Grup Català d’Anellament, 14: 47-49.
- Avilés JM, Parejo D 2004. Farming Practices and Roller Coracias garrulus Conservation in South-west Spain. Bird Conservation International, 14:173-181.
- Avilés JM, Sánchez JM, Parejo D 2000. Nest-site Selection and Breeding Success in the Roller (Coracias garrulus) in the Southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Journal für Ornithologie, 141:345-350.
- BirdLife International 2018. Coracias garrulus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22682860A131911904. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22682860A131911904.en. Downloaded on 25 March 2019.
- BirdLife International 2017. European Birds of Conservation Concern: Populations, Trends and National Responsibilities. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.
- Bouvier JC, Muller I, Génard M, Lescourret F, Lavigne C 2014. Nest-Site and Landscape Characteristics Affect the Distribution of Breeding Pairs of European Rollers Coracias garullus in an Agricultural Area of Southeastern France. Acta Ornithologica, 49: 23-32.
- Boyla KA, Sınav L, Dizdaroğlu DE 2019. Türkiye Üreyen Kuş Atlası. WWF-Türkiye, Doğal Hayatı Koruma Vakfı, İstanbul. 86 p.
- Catry I. Silva JP, Cardoso A, Martins A, Delgado A et al. 2011. Distribution and Population Trends of the European Roller in Pseudo-steppe Areas of Portugal: Results from a Census in Sixteen SPAs and IBAs. Airo, 21: 3-14.
- Dorman M 2018. nngeo: k-Nearest Neighbor Join for Spatial Data. R package version 0.2.4.
- Durango S 1946. The Roller (Coracias g. garrulus ) in Sweden. Vdr Fdgelvdrld, 5: 145-190.
- Hagemeijer WJM, Blair MJ, 1997. The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds : Their Distribution and Abundance. T. & A.D. Poyser, London. 903 p.
- Holt RF, Martin K 1997. Landscape Modification and Patch Selection: The Demography of Two Secondary Cavity Nesters Colonizing Clearcuts. The Auk, 114: 443-455.
- Kirwan GM, Boyla K, Castell P, Demirci B, Özen M et al. 2008. The birds of Turkey. A&C Black, London. 512 p.
- Kovacs A, Barov B, Orhun C, Gallo-Orsi U 2008. International Species Action Plan for the European Roller Coracias garrulus garrulus. Birdlife International.
- Lüütsepp G, Kalamees A, Lüütsepp O 2011. Eeropean Roller Coracias garrulus in Estonia. Hirundo 24: 61-72.
- Newton I 1994. The Role of Nest Sites in Limiting the Numbers of Hole-nesting Birds: A Review. Biological Conservation, 70: 265-276. Pebesma E 2018. Simple Features for R: Standardized Support for Spatial Vector Data. The R Journal, 10: 439-446.
- Poole TF 2007. An Assessment of the Breeding Population of the European Roller , Coracias garrulus , in the Vallée des Baux. A Rocha France.
- R Core Team 2017. R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing. Vienna (Austria): R Foundation for Statistical Computing. www.R-project.org\
- Robel D 1998. Revier und Revier Verhalten bei der Blauracke (Coracias garrulus). Bradenburcgische Umwelt Berichte, 35: 34-43[in German with english summary].
- Sackl P, Tiefenbach M, Ilzer W, Preiler J, Wieser B 2004. Monitoring the Austrian Relict Population of European Roller Coracias garrulus – A Review of Preliminary Data and Conservation Implications. Acrocephalus, 25: 51-57.
- Snow D, Perrins CM 1998. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. New York, Oxford University Press.
- Sosnowski J, Chmielewski S 1996. Breeding Biology of the Roller Coracias garrulus in Puszcza Pilicka Forest (Central Poland). Acta Ornithologica, 31: 119-131. Tienfenbach M 2009. Habitat Selection in Foraging European Rollers (Coracias garrulus) in Eastern Austria. Universität Wien, master thesis, 28 p.
- Tokody B, Butler SJ, Finch T, Folch A, Schneider TC et al. 2017. The Flyway Action Plan for the European Roller (Coracias garrulus) BirdLife International for the European Commission. 12th Meeting of Conference of the Parties, 23-28 October, Manila.
- Tucker, GM. Heath MF, Tomialojc L, Grimmett RFA 1994. Birds in Europe: Their Conservation Status. Cambridge, BirdLife International 600 p.
- Václav R, Valera F, Martínez T 2011. Social Information an Nest Colonisation and Occupancy in a Long-lived, Solitary Breeding Bird. Oecologia, 165: 617-627.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal Section | RESEARCH ARTICLE |
| Authors | |
| Project Number | (FEF19001.14.004). |
| Publication Date | October 31, 2019 |
| Submission Date | March 26, 2019 |
| Acceptance Date | May 14, 2019 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2019Volume: 22 Issue: 5 |
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