Journal
DIVERSITY-BASEL
Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/d14040249
Keywords
avian brood parasites; breeding season; calling activity; Cuculidae; diurnal and seasonal patterns; generalized additive model (GAM); passive acoustic monitoring; Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve (YNNR)
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- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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This study used passive acoustic monitoring to investigate the diurnal and seasonal calling activity of seven Cuculidae species in eastern China's forest. The results showed significant diurnal variations among species, as well as seasonal changes in calling patterns.
There is very little information on the diurnal and seasonal patterns of Cuculidae species' calling activity in subtropical areas. In this study, we used passive acoustic monitoring to investigate the diurnal and seasonal patterns of calling activity of seven Cuculidae species at three sites in eastern China's forest over a year. Our results showed that these species exhibited significant diurnal variations except for Cuculus micropterus. Eudynamys scolopaceus and Cuculus saturatus increased their vocal activity at dawn and dusk, whereas the other four species peaked their calling activity in the morning. Five species showed significant seasonal variations with a peak in vocal activities earlier in the season (late May or early June) and a gradual decline after that, except for Clamator coromandus, which displayed two peaks in seasonal calling activity. As for Cuculus micropterus, its calling activity was not significantly related to the season. Our study has provided basic knowledge about the calling patterns of seven Cuculidae species, and based on seasonal changes in vocal activity we propose that the breeding season of these species in east China begins in late May and ends in July.
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