Infanticide by an Eastern Phoebe

2010 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 620-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Ritchison ◽  
Brandon T. Ritchison
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Phoebe

Site selection and repeatability in Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) parasitism of Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) nests

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (8) ◽  
pp. 1518-1523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E Hauber
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Breeding Season ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Molothrus Ater ◽  
Structural Failure ◽  
Sayornis Phoebe ◽  
Eastern Phoebe ◽  
Site Discrimination

The reproductive success of obligate brood parasitic birds depends on their ability to seek out heterospecific nests. Some nests are more suitable for parasitism than others and, for example, parasitic females may benefit from laying eggs preferentially and repeatedly at safer sites. Observations on patterns of Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) parasitism on Eastern Phoebes (Sayornis phoebe) across 2 years suggested that parasitism occurred at above chance levels during the first rather than the second nesting attempts and at nests located under eaves rather than bridges. Previously parasitized nests were more likely to be parasitized again in the subsequent breeding season. Sites under eaves and bridges did not differ in whether Brown-headed Cowbirds could be detected in the proximity of the nest. However, nests from first nesting attempts and nests under eaves were less likely to be lost as a result of structural failure of the Eastern Phoebe's mud nest. These data suggest that site discrimination by Brown-headed Cowbirds leads to adaptive patterns of parasitism among available Eastern Phoebe nests.

scholarly journals Songs of the Eastern Phoebe, a suboscine songbird, are individually distinctive but do not vary geographically

Bioacoustics ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. Foote ◽  
Erica Palazzi ◽  
Daniel J. Mennill
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Phoebe

Frog Captures a Fledgling Eastern Phoebe

The Auk ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-286
Author(s):  
Ted R. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Phoebe
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