Male Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus choose early-leafing tree species during spring dawn chorus

Timothy H. Parker; Heidi Tillin

doi:10.1080/00063650609461440

Male Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus choose early-leafing tree species during spring dawn chorus

Timothy H. Parker^*, Heidi Tillin

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Abstract

Capsule Blue Tits song their dawn song in trees that provided greater concealment.

Aims To determine if dawn singing Blue Tits select trees that increase their concealment.

Methods We compared the timing of leaf growth initiation in Blue Tit song-post trees to the average timing of leaf growth initiation for other tree species within 25 m of the song-post.

Results Most Blue Tits (96%, n = 23) sang from tree species that begin leaf growth earlier than the average tree available within 25 m. If males singing in Hawthorns Crataegus monogyna were excluded, 92% (n = 13) sang from earlier leafing trees.

Conclusion Dawn singing Blue Tits select perches that offer greater concealment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	253-257
Number of pages	5
Journal	Bird Study
Volume	53
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00063650609461440
Publication status	Published - Nov 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

SPARROWHAWKS ACCIPITER-NISUS
PARUS-CAERULEUS
FORAGING BEHAVIOR
PREDATION RISK
TRADE-OFF
SONG POST
SELECTION
GREAT
FOOD
DEGRADATION

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Male Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus choose early-leafing tree species during spring dawn chorus

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