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Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus affect the spacing behaviour of wintering Turnstone Arenaria interpres and Redshank Tringa tetanus
Author(s) -
WHITFIELD D. PHILIP
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1988.tb00979.x
Subject(s) - accipiter , flock , ecology , predator , biology , zoology , geography , predation
The presence of a Sparrowhawk induces short‐term abandonment of territories by wintering Redshank and increases both the density within flocks and the ranging behaviour of wintering Turnstone. The latter effect is thought to be due to the disturbance caused by hawk attacks, and the results suggest benefits for flocking beyond predator detection.