Incubation behaviour of a high-altitude species: the Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda

Liang, Dan; Gao, Ge; Pagani-Núñez, Emilio; Pang, Hong; Liu, Yang; Luo, Xu; Robinson, Scott K.

Abstract

The incubation behaviour of the Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda was measured using data loggers in the Hengduan Mountains, China, to test predictions of parental trade-off theory. Overall, female sunbirds prioritized incubation rather than self-feeding when temperatures were lowest, suggesting that brood demands may dominate parental behaviour in climatically extreme environments.

Citation

Liang, D., Gao, G., Pagani-Núñez, E., Pang, H., Liu, Y., Luo, X., & Robinson, S. K. (2018). Incubation behaviour of a high-altitude species: the Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda. Bird Study, 65(2), 261-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2018.1446905

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 5, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Apr 13, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Deposit Date: Nov 2, 2022
• Journal: Bird Study
• Print ISSN: 0006-3657
• Electronic ISSN: 1944-6705
• Publisher: British Trust for Ornithology
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 65
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 261-265
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2018.1446905
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2946780