The breeding biology of the common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, in the Central European pine forest From: Folia Zoologica | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: ; ; Zajà ­ ­ ­ c, Jirà Porkert, Jirà | Copyright Institute of Vertebrate Biology 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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The breeding biology of the common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, was studied from 295 nests over 20 years in a nest-box population breeding in managed pine forest in the northeast of the Czech Republic, central Europe. The laying of first eggs lasted from 30 April until 30 June with two distinct peaks in May and June. The estimated proportion of pairs producing two broods per season was 65.4%, the highest estimate in studies of this species. Nest success was only 45.1%, ...

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