A Roller (Coracias garrulus) presumably nesting in a White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) nest
- Aviles, Jesús M.
- Costillo, Emilio
ISSN: 1130-2070
Year of publication: 1997
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Pages: 47-49
Type: Article
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Abstract
Places selected for nest location by the Roller Coracias garrulus are very diverse and are related to different availability. Here we present an observation of a Roller presurnably nesting in the nest of a White Stork Ciconia ciconia in a wooded dehesa in Badajoz Province, where nest-site availability is not a lirniting factor for breeding. An adult Roller was seen carrying a grasshopper in its bill and going into a hole between branches at the base of the Stork nest. Jhis presurned nesting could be explained by the nest defence of the rnuch larger Stork, which would give a similar advantage of nest protection to the Roller.