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Title: | Square-tailed Kites Breeding in Northern Coastal New South Wales: Post-fledging Diet and Behaviour | Contributor(s): | Lutter, H (author); Dinnie, R (author); Debus, Stephen J S (author) | Publication Date: | 2003 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3274 | Abstract: | The diet and behaviour of a family of Square-tailed Kites 'Lophoictinia isura' were observed almost daily over the post-fledgling period (127 hours over 38 days) from early December 2002 to mid January 2003, on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. The female parent died and the nest was damaged at the fledgling stage, but the male successfully reared the juvenile. The post-fledgling dependence period lasted 42 days, during which the male acquired a new mate that helped it provision the juvenile. The parental feeding rate in the post-fledgling period was 0.2 item/h (n = 28). The diet consisted of 66% birds (mostly nestlings/fledglings), 3% bird's egg, 3% mammal and 6% insects by number, 23% unidentified though probably bird nestlings (n = 35). Parental behaviour, and the juvenile's growth and development, are described. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Australian Field Ornithology, 20(3), p. 94-104 | Publisher: | Bird Observers' Club of Australia | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1448-0107 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060208 Terrestrial Ecology | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960806 Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.birdobservers.org.au/Publications_AFO.asp |
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