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Reactions of wintering passerines to male calls of the European cuckoo Cuculus canorus

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dc.abstract.enThe reaction of birds to the nest parasite, the European cuckoo Cuculus canorus, has been the subject of extensive testing in various aspects. However, while the cuckoo is a long-distance migrant, some of its hosts are sedentary species. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether species, primarily hosts, react to the presence of the cuckoo also in the winter season. This behaviour may involve an attempt to drive the parasite away from locations that will subsequently become their breeding sites. During playback experiments conducted in the winter of 2021/2022 in Poland, we demonstrated that numerous bird species react to the male cuckoo calls in winter. These calls may be perceived as a source of danger, particularly by cuckoo hosts, who responded to this call more frequently than non-hosts and the control species (pigeon). Nonetheless, the birds’ reactions were not strong, as they did not approach the source of the call. However, our results are constrained by the limited number of cuckoo host species wintering in Poland. To better evaluate the intensity of bird responses to the male cuckoo’s call during the non-breeding season, further studies should be conducted in regions where a greater variety of species, especially those most susceptible to parasitism, overwinter.
dc.affiliationWydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej i Nauk o Zwierzętach
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Zoologii
dc.contributor.authorTryjanowski, Piotr
dc.contributor.authorGolawski, Artur
dc.contributor.authorJankowiak, Łukasz
dc.contributor.authorMøller, Anders Pape
dc.date.access2024-12-16
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-16T11:36:16Z
dc.date.available2024-12-16T11:36:16Z
dc.date.copyright2024-06-20
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The reaction of birds to the nest parasite, the European cuckoo <jats:italic>Cuculus canorus</jats:italic>, has been the subject of extensive testing in various aspects. However, while the cuckoo is a long-distance migrant, some of its hosts are sedentary species. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether species, primarily hosts, react to the presence of the cuckoo also in the winter season. This behaviour may involve an attempt to drive the parasite away from locations that will subsequently become their breeding sites. During playback experiments conducted in the winter of 2021/2022 in Poland, we demonstrated that numerous bird species react to the male cuckoo calls in winter. These calls may be perceived as a source of danger, particularly by cuckoo hosts, who responded to this call more frequently than non-hosts and the control species (pigeon). Nonetheless, the birds’ reactions were not strong, as they did not approach the source of the call. However, our results are constrained by the limited number of cuckoo host species wintering in Poland. To better evaluate the intensity of bird responses to the male cuckoo’s call during the non-breeding season, further studies should be conducted in regions where a greater variety of species, especially those most susceptible to parasitism, overwinter.</jats:p>
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dc.description.financecost12544,45
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dc.description.volume14
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-024-64270-7
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/2231
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-64270-7
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationbiological sciences
dc.relation.ispartofScientific Reports
dc.relation.pagesart. 14204
dc.relation.projectThe publication was financed by the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education as part of the Strategy of the Poznan University of Life Sciences for 2024-2026 in the field of improving scientific research and development work in priority research areas.
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.encalls
dc.subject.ennest parasitism
dc.subject.enpasserines
dc.subject.enPoland
dc.subject.enwintering
dc.titleReactions of wintering passerines to male calls of the European cuckoo Cuculus canorus
dc.typeJournalArticle
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oaire.citation.volume14