Some breeding aspects of the indian roller coracias benghalensis, common myna acridotheres tristis and black drongo dicrurus macrocercus in Southern India
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Indian Roller, Common Myna, Black Drongo, nest sites, Southern IndiaAbstract
We studied some breeding aspects of the Indian Roller, Common Myna and Black Drongo in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu, India. The breeding activities of these species were recorded between March and August. We present here for the (a) nest tree characteristics, (b) nest characteristics, (c) clutch size, (d) egg dimensions, (e) incubation period, (f) hatching success and (g) fledging success of three species in the study area.References
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